John Legend said Republicans are cowards after a vote to increase funding for federal background checks didn’t pass Monday.
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In several tweets Monday, the 37-year-old singer said the GOP needed to be voted out of leadership in order “to get anything done on guns.” (RELATED: Kim Kardashian: ‘Gun Laws HAVE To Change’)
“The foolishness and heartlessness coming from our Congress re: gun control is not surprising, but still so very disappointing and shameful,” Legend tweeted.
The foolishness and heartlessness coming from our Congress re: gun control is not surprising, but still so very disappointing and shameful.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) June 20, 2016
“You don’t get to talk ‘tough on terror’ if you’re too afraid of the NRA to do anything about guns. You’re a coward.”
You don't get to talk "tough on terror" if you're too afraid of the NRA to do anything about guns. You're a coward.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) June 20, 2016
“We have to vote the GOP out of leadership of both House & Senate to get anything done on guns. Please vote in November.” (RELATED: Kim Kardashian: ‘The Senate Has Failed Americans On Gun Control’)
We have to vote the GOP out of leadership of both House & Senate to get anything done on guns. Please vote in November.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) June 20, 2016
Senators voted 53-47 on a proposal that would reauthorize funding for the National Criminal Instant Background Check System and 44-56 on a vote that would require a background check for most sales or transfers of guns. Both needed 60 votes to move forward.