Former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum says he misspoke when he said earlier this week that students pushing for gun control should learn CPR instead.
“I did misspeak in using the term CPR,” Santorum told CNN’s “New Day” on Wednesday.
Rick Santorum clarifies comment about learning CPR instead of advocating for gun control: “The fact of the matter is I did misspeak in using the term CPR. I think Sanjay Gupta’s job here at CNN is probably safe as being the medical commentator on things.” https://t.co/N7GhPErubb pic.twitter.com/Yu1J7Nanc9
— New Day (@NewDay) March 28, 2018
Santorum raised eyebrows Sunday when he made the comments a day after March for Our Lives rallies took place across the nation.
“How about kids, instead of looking for someone else to solve their problem, do something about maybe taking CPR classes or try to deal with situations where there is a violent shooter and they can actually respond to that,” Santorum said.
On Wednesday, Santorum said there have been some positive things to come out of mass shootings, like “organizations and people who have actually focused on what we can do … to actually prevent these types of things.”
