In his address to the nation Monday on the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Donald Trump said “mental illness and hatred pulled the trigger, not the gun.” Trump advocated reforming mental health laws “to better identify mentally disturbed individuals who may commit acts of violence and make sure those people not only get treatment but, when necessary, involuntary confinement.” But that’s only part of the story.

The Trump administration is currently supporting a lawsuit brought by twenty states that advocates eliminating the Affordable Care Act. If they win, 20 million Americans could lose mental health coverage.

To Repubs blaming recent massacres on inadequate mental health access: What are your thoughts on suit brought by 20 red states/supported by Trump admin to strike down the ACA, which would remove mental health access from millions covered thru Medicaid & essential health benefits?

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) August 4, 2019

I have a super good idea for the President and every Republican who have become interested today in making our mental system better.

wait for it…wait for it…

STOP YOUR LAWSUIT TO OVERTURN THE ACA, ENDING MENTAL HEALTH COVERAGE FOR 20M PEOPLE!

That would be a nice start.

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 5, 2019

And there’s more. Shortly after taking office, Trump quietly rolled back legislation from the Obama administration that would have made it more difficult for people with mental illnesses to buy guns. From NBC News.

“Obama had recommended the regulation after the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 first graders and six others dead. The measure sought to block some people with severe mental health problems from buying guns.

“But gun rights advocates insisted the Obama rule infringed on Second Amendment rights to buy guns, even though the regulation specifically targeted people who were diagnosed with mentally illness.“