Top Democrats on Tuesday stood by Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Elizabeth Warren's accusations that Republicans chose to "sell weapons to ISIS" because they opposed a pair of gun control measures Monday.
"It's true," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, when asked if he agreed with the characterization.
A visibly angry Murphy told The Washington Post Monday night that Republicans chose to "sell weapons to ISIS" as the gun control measure for which he had filibustered 15 hours was defeated on a party-line vote. The comment caught fire Monday night after
And Sen. Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican who has emerged as one of the sharpest critics of Donald Trump, threw some heat back at the Democrats Monday night.
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"It's true," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, when asked if he agreed with the characterization.
A visibly angry Murphy told The Washington Post Monday night that Republicans chose to "sell weapons to ISIS" as the gun control measure for which he had filibustered 15 hours was defeated on a party-line vote. The comment caught fire Monday night after
Warren tweeted, ".@ChrisMurphyCT said it right: The @SenateGOP have decided to sell weapons to ISIS."
And Sen. Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican who has emerged as one of the sharpest critics of Donald Trump, threw some heat back at the Democrats Monday night.
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http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/21/politics/democrats-gop-guns-isis/index.htmlThis isn't true. You know it isn't true. But that probably doesn't matter for your political purposes," Sasse tweeted.
