Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images It’s been almost two weeks since the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton that killed 22 and nine respectively, meaning the diversionary thoughts-and-prayers phase has ended, and the denial of gun control measures in the Senate can begin. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stepped into his role in the choreographed post-shooting process, saying on local radio that he would not call the Senate back from its August break to vote on gun control measures.
But a little thing like political reality won’t get in the way of President Trump, who said before boarding Air Force One on Tuesday that he is “convinced that Mitch wants to do something,” adding that he believes “McConnell wants to do background checks. I do, too. I think a lot of Republicans do.” A lot of Republicans don’t. According to CNN, “several conservative allies and Republican lawmakers have privately voiced opposition to his push for background checks, claiming they wouldn’t have stopped the shootings in Dayton and El Paso. These officials have tried to relay their concerns to Trump, encouraging him to advocate for so-called ‘red flag’ laws instead, but he has not been receptive, they said.
Red flag laws, which also picked up momentum after the Parkland shooting, allow law enforcement to seize guns from people believed to be a danger to themselves or others; in the 17 states in which such laws are on the books, a judge makes the determination on whether or not firearms can be revoked for up to a year, and refusal to comply is treated as a criminal offense.
The president isn’t the only Trump making a tepid effort in the name of gun control during the Senate recess. Axios reports Ivanka Trump has “quietly been calling” lawmakers since the El Paso and Dayton shootings in an attempt to prod them toward reform.
He looks like a turtleneck. It turtle 🐢 time!
ToBeSafeNSound Mitch McConnell voted for the banning of lawn darts in 1987 because one person was killed. Over 250 mass killings this year and He isn’t willing to do anything? What’s up with that?
Because in Trump’s world, it doesn’t matter what other people think - only what he thinks.
tRump doesn't care about anyone incl worm Mitch MCConell. They are despicable fools.
MoscowMitch just wants to keep cashing checks from nra. How’s that coal train doing in Kentucky? Those miners get paid yet, senatemajldr? KentuckyWildcats Louisville
intelligencer Why do we bother to even report what Trump says? He's ALWAYS either lying or wrong. BrandEssence.
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'Wants to do something', that could mean anything. He wants to rule the fucking world.
Lies lies distractions lies distraction ad infinitum
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