Mitch McConnell takes Twitter victory lap over Neil Gorsuch after Supreme Court upholds travel ban

Published June 26, 2018 2:51pm ET



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., took a victory lap over the confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday after the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s travel ban in a 5-4 ruling.

McConnell’s political team posted a picture of McConnell about to shake hands with Gorsuch soon after the court handed down the ruling, which said that Trump’s travel ban was “squarely within” presidential powers.

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