Former President Donald Trump blasted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “push” for gun control on June 23.
Trump posted his criticism on Truth Social, stating, “Mitch McConnell’s push for Republican senators to vote for gun control will be the final straw.”
His rebuke came just before the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill hailed as the most significant federal gun control legislation in decades.
McConnell (R-Ky.) voiced support for the gun agreement put forward by a bipartisan group of lawmakers during a June 22 speech on the Senate floor.
He said the bill would protect the rights of gun owners and, at the same time, lessen gun violence….