President Trump stunning his Republican base during a meeting with legislators Wednesday about Gun Control. "Take the guns first, go through due process second," said Trump during a bipartisan meeting at the White House. College Student Kassy Dillon, who founded Lone Conservative, reacts to Trump's departure from his base on this issue. "I think Trump is trying hard to unify the country right now," said Dillon. "He upset a lot of his base by saying we'll have due process second." Dillon says as a Trump voter and Trump supporter she is upset with what his said during this meeting. "I think right now Trump is really getting scared," said Dillon. "He's going to try hard to keep his base right now."

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