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Social Media Pounces After Trump Suggests Some Gun Control Is Necessary
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Donald Trump seemed to suggest limits to the Second Amendment of the US constitution on Tuesday, but rather than support, the president’s comments inspired snark, sarcasm and accusations of hypocrisy on social media.
Trump told reporters thatAlex Pretti, whowas gunned down by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, shouldn’t have brought his registered handgun when he went to document the actions of agents in the city.
“You can’t walk in with guns,” Trump said while boarding Marine One for a flight to Iowa, doubling down when another reporter brought up the Second Amendment, which allows people to carry guns in public.
“You can’t walk in with guns. You can’t do that. It’s just a very unfortunate incident,” he said.
Trump’s slight break from the typical support of the Second Amendment comes a day after FBI DirectorKash Patel incorrectly claimed on Fox News that protesters cannot bring loaded firearms to demonstrations.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident." pic.twitter.com/r9PE9pPJd4
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 27, 2026
CNN’s Anderson Cooper has also noted that the president seems to support the Second Amendment depending on “who’s carrying the gun and who gets killed,” and added, “Alex Pretti was apparently not his kind of gun owner.”
The president’s suggestion that the Second Amendment actually has limits comes 10 months after his administration removed an advisory identifying gun violence as a public health issue, and a US Appeals court ruling earlier this month that California’s ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state was unconstitutional.
Many people on social media pointed out the hypocrisy.
Good afternoon @NRA, how we feeling today? https://t.co/P9aYKXg0d0
— Congressman Herb Conaway (@RepHerbConaway) January 27, 2026
Trump is attacking the 2nd amendment rights of licensed concealed carry holders who all go through background checks and routinely carry a concealed firearm like they carry a wallet. https://t.co/nN4gCXp2Kg
— Tom Joseph (@TomJChicago) January 27, 2026
The anti gun GOP President. Who knew. I’m sure his base will be delighted, the non-cult part. https://t.co/3yvSUyBUC5
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) January 27, 2026
"Don't Tread On Me" bros warming up, stretching, hydrating, preparing to stoop the lowest they have ever stooped to lick Trump's boots as he ramps up his attacks on the Second Amendment https://t.co/zW4a44d3Uz
— Pedro L. Gonzalez (@emeriticus) January 27, 2026
https://t.co/yeM7bcKSDRpic.twitter.com/YCsein9Aig
— Governor Hochul Press Office (@NYGovPress) January 27, 2026
If Obama had said this Alex Jones would've gone live for 12 hours with a beet red face in a fat-jiggling rampage about tyranny and totalitarianism https://t.co/2rjcRJmt4A
— Secular Talk (KyleKulinskiShow@bsky.social) (@KyleKulinski) January 27, 2026
After a school shooting where children are killed: thoughts and prayers.
After a federal agent murders a civilian: You can't have guns. https://t.co/CWfB2KC523
— Kate Brannen (@K8brannen) January 27, 2026
I've spent much of my career advocating for gun safety measures. What the President just said is ridiculous. – NB https://t.co/M7zkUW9ASl
— Attorney General Nick Brown (@AGOWA) January 27, 2026
.@TheDemocrats here's your new ad. https://t.co/FkwuVVjxas
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 27, 2026
There you have it folks, you can't have guns. The possibility this sack of shit attempts to run for a third term is very real and if he plans to do so, expect more anti-gun rhetoric. https://t.co/NIgFFwvFNd
— SK Media (@SpaghettiKozak) January 27, 2026
The Democrats are now the party of the 2nd Amendment. What a time to be alive. https://t.co/FEXk0dkcXM
— Veterans For Responsible Leadership (@VetsForRL) January 27, 2026
