At a news conference following a Republican policy lunch, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky refused to say whether Trump's tweet was appropriate. "Voters can evaluate that," Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee said, adding: "I'm not going to give a running commentary on the President's tweets." Video of the altercation in Buffalo shows a row of officers walking toward the man and two pushing him. Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said that he hasn't seen the tweet: "You know a lot of this stuff just goes over my head." Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday criticized Senate Republicans for largely staying silent and refusing to criticize the President over the tweet.

Source: CNN June 09, 2020 17:14 UTC