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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam splits with Trump on arming teachers

By Kimberly Leonard
Published February 23, 2018 11:50pm ET
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam splits with Trump on arming teachers
"We don't go into the classroom to enforce the law," Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., said about President Trump's suggestion to get teachers to carry guns in the classroom. "We go to teach. So, that's not an option that I would find acceptable." | (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam does not support President Trump’s suggestion to provide bonuses to teachers who carry guns in the classroom.

“I strongly disagree with that,” Northam, a Democrat, told reporters at an event for the National Governors Association meeting in Washington, D.C.

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