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Politics
Jessica Corbett

Biden believes in "rational" Republicans

President Joe Biden speaks to the media on the south lawn of the White House on May 30. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

President Biden on Monday sparked anger and frustration in the wake of a Texas mass shooting with remarks about gun safety reform that included describing two GOP congressional leaders as "rational."

The president said on the White House lawn that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is "a rational Republican," and he thinks Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is too, according to multiple reporters present.

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