Tim Ryan Says Trump’s Suggestion to Tie Gun Control Legislation to Immigration Measures Is ‘an Absolute Freaking Joke’

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HILL: “I know you’ve heard what the president had to say, like we’ve seen that tweet that he put out asking for a couplet of both background check and immigration reform. What’s your take on that?"
RYAN: "That’s a joke. That’s an absolute freaking joke that he’s going to tie this to the most polarized issue happening in the United States around immigration reform. This is very clear-cut here. There are people that are getting access to guns that shouldn’t be, and the guns are high-powered, the magazines hold too many bullets, and they are coming to places like Dayton and El Paso, Walmarts, entertainment districts, churches like Mother Emanuel AME in South Carolina and they are killing American citizens. Mitch McConnell needs to get off his ass and do something. People are getting killed in the streets in America and nobody is acting. Nobody. There's a bottleneck in the United States Senate. The House has sent a comprehensive background check bill that's supported by 80 to 90 percent of the American people. What the hell are we doing in the United States of America? I’m telling you, people are fed up. We were here in Dayton last night. There were tears and rage.”