{"id":2481590,"date":"2025-09-02T17:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T21:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-suggests-distinguished-ex-military-teachers-could-carry-weapons-at-schools\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T17:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T21:16:35","slug":"trump-suggests-distinguished-ex-military-teachers-could-carry-weapons-at-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-suggests-distinguished-ex-military-teachers-could-carry-weapons-at-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump suggests &#8216;distinguished&#8217; ex-military teachers could carry weapons at schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-suggests-distinguished-ex-military-teachers-could-carry-weapons-at-schools%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2481590&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that former President Donald Trump suggested allowing teachers who are &#8220;distinguished&#8221; military veterans or National Guard members to carry weapons in schools as a measure to prevent shootings. This proposal came shortly after a deadly mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and its affiliated school in Minneapolis, where a gunman killed two students and injured many others before dying by suicide.Trump emphasized that only those teachers who are trained and qualified would be authorized to carry firearms and saeid the idea would need to be carefully studied before any implementation.In response to the tragedy, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-letter-by-ted-cruz-and-6-gop-senators-and-4-senators-elect-sign-letter-to-reject-election-call-for-election-commission-10-day-emergency-audit-takes-place\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Letter by Ted Cruz and 6 GOP Senators and 4 Senators-Elect Sign Letter to Reject Election \u2013 ... For Election Commission 10-Day Emergency Audit Takes Place\">special legislative session<\/a> to strengthen gun laws in the state. Trump acknowledged the broader issue of school shootings in the U.S. and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >presented armed veteran teachers<\/a> as one potential solution. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump suggests &lsquo;distinguished&rsquo; ex-military teachers could carry weapons at schools<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2215774\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> suggested Tuesday that teachers who previously served as &ldquo;distinguished&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of ... ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">military service members<\/a> should be able to carry weapons at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">schools<\/a> in the event of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shooting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s statement comes less than a week after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3784136\/shooting-minneapolis-annunciation-church-catholic-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deadly mass shooting<\/a> at Annunciation Catholic Church and its affiliated school in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3789461\/trump-crime-chicago-washington-dc-labor-day-weekend-shootings\/\">Trump vows to solve crime in Chicago &#8216;just like&#8217; in Washington after weekend of shootings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3789224\/pritzker-blanket-statement-doesnt-apply-all-of-chicago-salena-zito\/\">Pritzker&#8217;s &#8216;blanket statement&#8217; doesn&#8217;t apply to entirety of Chicago: Salena Zito<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3787715\/trump-287g-partnerships-police-ice-supercharge-deportations\/\">Trump supercharges 287(g) partnerships between local police and ICE to speed up deportations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We have great teachers that love our children,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/1962955792673620196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in the Oval Office during a Space Force-related announcement. &ldquo;If you took a small percentage of those teachers that were in the military, that were distinguished in the military, that were in the National Guard &hellip; and you let them carry, that&rsquo;s something that a lot of people like. I sort of liked it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His answer was in response to Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy, who asked whether the president would consider sending armed National Guard members to schools nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Trump stipulated that the idea &ldquo;would have to be studied&rdquo; before implementation and that not every teacher can carry firearms in school, only those who are already trained and most qualified.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump speaks during an event about the relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Minneapolis on Wednesday, a now-deceased shooter identified as Robin Westman, 23, killed two Catholic students and injured nearly two dozen other people, most of whom were children. The number of victims injured now totals 21, up from 17 in the initial count.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3784961\/what-to-know-minneapolis-annunciation-catholic-church-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shooting occurred<\/a> at Annunciation Catholic Church, where congregants were attending an all-school Mass in the morning during their first week of school. The gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3790208\/tim-walz-minnesota-gun-control-special-session\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TIM WALZ TO CALL SPECIAL SESSION FOR MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE TO STRENGTHEN GUN LAWS AFTER SCHOOL SHOOTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The attack has since prompted Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) to call for a special session in Minnesota&rsquo;s legislature to consider strengthening the state&rsquo;s gun laws. Walz, who denounced last week&rsquo;s gun violence along with other Democrats, said he intended to propose a &ldquo;very comprehensive&rdquo; bill related to gun control.<\/p>\n<p>Trump acknowledged the United States has a &ldquo;big problem&rdquo; with school shootings and suggested the proposition of armed veterans-turned-teachers as a possible solution to deter such violence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump proposes arming &#8216;distinguished&#8217; ex-military teachers at schools<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2481591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25245703942069.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[62453,56499,62454,3634],"class_list":["post-2481590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ex-military-teachers","tag-gun-policy","tag-school-weapons","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25245703942069.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2481590"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2481594,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481590\/revisions\/2481594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2481591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2481590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2481590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2481590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}