2020 Democrat Eric Swalwell ridiculed by Mitch McConnell's staff amid speculation he'll exit race
"How would you pass any gun control legislation, as president, if Mitch McConnell has control of the Senate?" CNN asked Swalwell on Saturday.
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell speaks to reporters in the spin room before the second night of the first Democratic presidential debate on June 27 in Miami, Florida.He continued:"[L]et's beat Mitch McConnell and let's talk about gun safety in Kentucky and Arizona and Maine and all these other states, because the moms are with us... I'm not even accepting the premise that Mitch McConnell is going to be there.
"[We] moved the needle on the debate stage on an issue that I was very passionate about, believing that every candidate should pledge they would support a ban and buyback of the 15 million assault weapons in our country," Swalwell said."We've achieved that. Communities across America who've been stricken by mass shootings now know that at least three of the frontrunners support this idea that these weapons of war do not belong in our communities.
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