Democrats pull casino bill after Trump tweet urging opposition

Published May 8, 2019 7:47pm ET



House Democratic leaders pulled two tribal bills from the House floor Tuesday following a tweet from President Trump calling one of them “unfair” to Native Americans.

The House had been scheduled to vote on legislation sponsored by Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., which would reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation located in the town of Mashpee, Mass.

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