Yes, we have already moved on to Louisville — but host Tish Durkin is still processing Nashville via an all-too-typical MAGA interview given right after Uvalde. With an assist from similarly gun-glorifying Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and a super-friendly Fox interviewer, Rep. Tim “we’re not gonna fix this” Burchett runs through the usual pretend excuses (The Constitution) and problem-plagued solutions (arming teachers, deifying school doors) that have long enabled Republicans to sound concerned about gun violence without being so. Now, though, the GOP is working diligently to make it harder for troubled young people to obtain mental health care, yet easier for them to obtain all kinds of weapons. Just how many graveyards can one political party whistle past without itself getting buried?
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