In politics, it’s best to avoid unforced errors.
Suppressors are highly regulated.
No one in that conversation was trying to broker any sort of deal for future legislation. It was a casual off-the-cuff talk.
If Trump says suppressors are great and everyone should have one, then the media calls him a Nut. Who needs more of that?
Q: Supressors?
A: Don’t like ‘em.
Does no damage. Gives them nothing. Makes the conversation boring and pointless.
Well done, Mr. President.
The correct answer is "They already are." You do know that, right?
Instead, he stepped on his own feet. Again.