Pelosi: McConnell abdicating leadership for Trump

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of relinquishing his leadership role by waiting for President Trump to dictate the terms of a gun control measure.

“That is to abdicate your role as a leader,” the California Democrat told reporters Thursday.

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