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Mitch McConnell Blocks Resolution Condemning Trump’s Crackdown on Peaceful Protesters

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McConnell said there is “no universe” where condemning Trump is “a more urgent priority than ending the riots or advancing racial justice.”

Blake Montgomery
Blake Montgomery 

Former Reporter/Editor

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) blocked a resolution that would have condemned President Donald Trump’s actions towards protesters in Lafayette Square Monday evening. As Trump walked to the historic St.

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Blake Montgomery

Blake Montgomery

Former Reporter/Editor

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