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The remarks stood in direct contrast to the NRA's stated position, with the group releasing a statement Wednesday expressing their opposition to the push, which it said was meant to “punish law-abiding citizens.”

Loesch's remarks on Friday served as the first time the organization addressed the issue since Trump speculated about their support on Thursday. A spokesperson for the White House on Thursday said the president had spoken to NRA legislative chief Chris Cox over the weekend but declined to comment on whether the group had given the White House any assurances on age restrictions for gun sales.

Trump, fielding questions from reporters as he left the White House on Friday, reiterated that he felt “the NRA wants to do theDonald Trump and Hillary Clinton will participate in three general election debates from September through October, according to the schedule released Thursday by the nonpartisan organization that sponsors the debates.

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced the first debate will take place on Sept. 26, 2016 at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, while the second and third debates will occur on Oct. 9, 2016 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Oct. 19, 2016 at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Though each debate will run from 9-10:30 p.m. E.T. without commercial breaks, debates will also be divided into different time segments lasting 10-15 minutes. This format builds upon the 2012 debates where longer segments allowed candidates to get through the specifics of