passing the buck to majority leader, mitch mcconnell. >> if mitch wants to do something, i gave it to mitch mcconnell. a good man, wants to do something, i feel very strongly he wants to do background checks and i do, too. >> call mitch! >> with public anxiety about gun violence and public support about legislation on the rise, democrats were prepared for some walk back on guns. reporting this quote, in a bid to keep pressure on the white house to respond to mass shootings, senate minority leader, chuck schumer, is preparing to ask president trump withdraw requests for $5 billion in border wall funding and redirect the money toward programs to reduce gun violence and white supremism extremism. the gun violence and white supremacists in this country are national security threats plain and simple and time the president and congress start