The Note: Trump and the NRA

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HAPPENING TODAY -- AHEAD OF TRUMP’S ADDRESS TO THE NRA, READ HOW HIS VIEWS ON GUNS HAS SHIFTED OVER TIME: Donald Trump's stance on guns has been consistent during his presidential campaign, but it has shifted over the past two decades. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is expected to talk about his history with firearms and stance on gun control Friday when he addresses the National Rifle Association this afternoon. ABC’s MEGHAN KENEALLY notes how his view shifted over time, based in part on two of his policy-oriented books. http://abcn.ws/1YI07gk

HOW DONALD TRUMP MAY BE IMPERILING GOP’S PLAN TO REACH MINORITY VOTERS: As Donald Trump glided down the gilded escalators in his eponymous Tower to announce his candidacy for president, he sought to make one thing clear; undocumented Mexican immigrants aren't like the rest of America. "When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you," he said. "They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists." Since then, Trump, now the presumptive Republican nominee, has boasted that he's won among women, among men, among poor and among the rich. But there is one crucial group he's not winning with -- minority voters. And as the standard-bearer of his party, ABC’s CANDACE SMITH writes, that means the Grand Old Party now appears to have its own grand ole problem; how to salvage the damage wrought by their new nominee. http://abcn.ws/1U3thFm

TOP DONALD TRUMP ALLY OFFERS GLOWING REVIEW OF LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES: Roger Stone is one of Donald Trump's most notorious and loyal allies, but the seasoned political operative now says the Libertarian ticket has him doing a double-take. In an interview with ABC's 'Powerhouse Politics' podcast, Stone told Chief White House Correspondent JONATHAN KARL and ABC Political Director RICK KLEIN he wouldn't rule out supporting former Republican Govs. Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, and said both should have a place on the presidential debate stages this election season. "I am a giant fan of both Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, they’re both personal friends, they’re both giants in my opinion," Stone said. Stone claims in the past he actually tried to convince Weld to run for president, and just four years ago tried to convince Johnson to recruit Weld as his Vice Presidential pick, ABC’s ALEXANDER MALLIN. "The entire ticket would benefit from the fact that both Trump and Hillary Clinton are exceedingly polarizing," Stone said. http://abcn.ws/1YI1FqT LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://apple.co/21V9721

YESTERDAY ON THE TRAIL

With ABC’s PAOLA CHAVEZ

HILLARY CLINTON SAYS ‘THERE’S NO WAY I WON’T BE’ DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. Hillary Clinton is showing her confidence. During an interview on CNN on Thursday, the Democratic presidential candidate essentially called the primary race over. "I will be the nominee for my party," she said, bluntly. "That's already done, in effect. There's no way I won't be." ABC’s LIZ KREUTZ reports, Clinton currently has 2,293 delegates, according to a delegate count by ABC News, putting her just 90 delegates shy of the number needed to clinch the nomination. http://abcn.ws/25cxvDn