Well, that didn’t take long. Barely 24 hours later, and people on both sides of the gun debate are wondering where exactly Donald Trump stands. The NRA claimed late Thursday that the president had retreated from his surprising support a day earlier for gun control measures. But this morning, WH Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said nuh-uh and that POTUS45 still supports some gun control legislation. Where the truth lies is anyone’s guess. In more confusion, Trump’s sudden decision on Thursday to impose stiff, sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports rattled markets and his pro-trade advisors. This has thrown into question National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn’s future with the administration. And more rumored staff shifts from The Apprentice, the White House edition. Reportedly, H.R. McMaster will be replaced as National Security Advisor as early as next month, in a move orchestrated by Chief of Staff John Kelly and Defense Secretary James Mattis. And, First Daughter Ivanka Trump has also come under scrutiny now as the FBI is looking at some of her international business deals. With all this happening, what were the president’s first words to his Twitter followers this morning? A misspelled, poorly written tweet insulting “Alex” Baldwin’s SNL portrayal of him. He later corrected the misspellings in the tweet. But it did little to spur belief that all is well in the East or West Wing. Speaking of Spurs … former President Barack Obama said he’d play for San Antonio if he were an All-Star free agent in the NBA. Ball until you fall, 44. We're here for it. And in other news, the Utah House of Representatives drops bars! Well … they try. They made a rap video about how a bill becomes law and … we can’t. But right on time: Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to the rescue! In honor of the Music Modernization Act and Women’s History Month, Jeffries is dropping his top female rap collaborations, focusing on one artist per day, posting the newest additions to the list each day on Twitter and Facebook. Congressman, we fully expect to see in your feed some Lauryn Hill, MC Lyte, Salt-N-Pepa, and whoever the two female MCs are in Knuck if you Buck. The Beat DC has bars, and we know about lists. Now it’s time to kick the weekend off with this...
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