Cowardice on display. McConnell says he won't take up gun bill unless Trump says he will sign it.

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Washington (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he will not put a gun bill of any kind on the Senate floor unless President Donald Trump says he would sign it into law.

Days after a West Texas mass shooting that killed at least seven people, the Kentucky Republican said on "The Hugh Hewitt Show" he expects to get an answer from the Trump administration within the next week on what, if anything, it is prepared to support.

"If the President is in favor of a number of things that he has discussed openly and publicly, and I know that if we pass it, it will become law, I'll put it on the floor," McConnell said on the radio show.

McConnell has for months blocked nearly every piece of legislation passed by the Democratic-led House, including gun measures popular with the public that enjoy bipartisan support on Capitol Hill. In the wake of a string of mass shootings that have rocked the nation, frustrated Democrats have been mounting a push against McConnell and Republican leadership to take up gun legislation.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/03/politics/mitch-mcconnell-gun-legislation-trump/index.html

[leftyladyfrommo]

1. That man is completely useless. nt

[jcgoldie]

4. I disagree

He's extraordinarily useful... just not for the good of America... but for a small minority he's the most useful guy there is.

[Poiuyt]

2. All republicans are subservient to their master

So much for co-equal branches of government.

[Siwsan]

3. I suspect this is his way of shifting the blame

'It's not MY fault things are going to hell in a handbasket. He won't SIGN these wonderful bills, so why waste out time??!!'

[world wide wally]

6. I liked America more when it was a democracy

[Atticus]

9. When I bump into an acquaintance I haven't seen for a while and they ask how I've been,

my usual response is "I liked it better when we lived in a democracy." That just "popped out" once a couple of years ago and I've repeated it many times.

[guillaumeb]

7. Cowardice, and venality. McConnell is just as bad as Trump. eom

[Atticus]

8. And they call US "snowflakes"? Someone should tell Mitch to hitch up

his big girl panties and color outside the lines of the Trump coloring book.

[Iliyah]

10. And corporate media constantly say "Congress" . . .

Not Republicans in congress nor Democrats in House have passed numerous gun control bills where in McTurtle have refused to allow for consideration.

Now you have corporate media saying McTurtle won't bring gun control bills forth unless t-rump agrees to sign the bill(s).

What bullshit.