The Daily 202: Trump reversal of elephant trophy ban underscores the need to watch what he does, not what he says
Trump reversal of elephant trophy ban underscores the need to watch what he does, not what he says President Trump listens during a meeting with steel and aluminum executives in the Cabinet Room. (Evan Vucci/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: If you don’t like President Trump’s position on a particular issue, just wait a day. It may change. It’s always suspicious when a federal agency quietly makes a major policy change and does not put out a press release about it. That’s what the Interior Department did last week. Handing another win to the National Rifle Association, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service quietly withdrew a ban related to importing elephant trophies from Africa. A March 1 memorandum, written in dense legalese , said the government will now allow hunters to receive permits on “a case-by-case basis” to bring tusks and other body parts back to this country. This is notable because Trump chastised and then ov