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The tight alliance between President Trump and Mitch McConnell has been on clear display in the emerging debate over gun control.
McConnell has long led Republican efforts in the Senate to stifle gun control proposals and has resisted Democrats' cries to interrupt Congress' recess and approve new restrictions.
On Saturday, he attended the Fancy Farm picnic, Kentucky's premier political event.
The Republican Party, the Trump campaign and other GOP organizations said Thursday that they are freezing their spending on Twitter to protest the platform's treatment of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Shifting the gun violence debate, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he now wants to consider background checks and other bills, setting up a potentially pivotal moment when lawmakers return in the fall.
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