WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has concluded an emotional meeting with students and parents affected by school shootings.
Trump offered his thanks to the teary-eyed group of about 40 in the State Dining Room, saying "the world is watching."
Trump listened as parents called for arming trained school employees to react to shootings, and as one survivor delivered an impassioned plea to ban the rifle used by the shooter in last week's massacre in Florida.
He says he's exploring strengthening background checks and raising the minimum age for purchasing rifles.
Trump told them, "There can be nothing worse than what you've gone through."
Trump held in his hands a small notecard with a list of key points. Number five, the last one, read: "I hear you."
You can watch the entire "listening session" below:
The Associated Press contributed to this report.