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"If the president is in favor of a number of things he has discussed openly and publicly and I know we will pass it and itll become law, Ill put it on the floor."
Josh Israel
Sep 3, 2019, 11:01 am
In the wake of another series of mass shootings, President Donald Trump has repeatedly waffled and wavered on whether to take any action to stop the epidemic of gun violence in America. NRA-backed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has long opposed any such progress, said Tuesday he will wait and see if Trump actually means any of the things he said in public before scheduling any Senate votes.
After mass shootings in El Paso, Texas; Dayton, Ohio; and Gilroy, California, left dozens of people dead, Trump who benefited from more than $29 million in NRA spending in his 2016 race initially said he wanted to ensure that all gun purchases required background checks.
Frankly, we need intelligent background checks, Trump told reporters in early August. I spoke to Mitch McConnell yesterday
. He is totally on board, the president claimed.
But after speaking with NRA officials, Trump changed his tune. Later in August, he reminded the nation that we already have a lot of background checks.
https://thinkprogress.org/mitch-mcconnell-admits-trump-may-not-actually-support-the-gun-legislation-he-said-he-wanted-c704c035f366/
Well Moscow Mitch, you have "bill" sitting on your desk, you are "passing the buck".....................and you also cannot be trusted after all you stated for the record, that whatever is passed out of the house will die in the senate.......................and you and him talk out of both sides of your collective mouth......................or are you just that stupid to utter what you said............yes you are............................
November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.................................
TheCowsCameHome
(40,161 posts)No balls, eh?
TheRealNorth
(9,435 posts)Don the Con can't be trusted to mean anything that he says.
RainCaster
(10,673 posts)But Vlad said nyet.