Jan 31, 2017 - Politics & Policy

McConnell to Dems: treat Trump like we treated Obama

In advance of Trump's Supreme Court pick tonight, Mitch McConnell fell in party line to support whoever it is:

Donald Trump ought to be treated exactly the same as Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were by the Senate minority.

One fun thing: shortly after the Republican presser ended, Chuck Schumer had a hot take on tourists while discussing the GOP. "They've trafficked in alternative facts...they've been haphazard and downright dysfunctional," Schumer paused to shush tourists in the building. "That was tourist obstruction."

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