Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) sniped at the Obama administration’s gun control agenda Tuesday, asking his Twitter followers if the president would run background checks on the Syrian rebels he recently
Anyone know if President Obama intends to perform background checks on the Syrian rebels before providing them weapons?
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) June 18, 2013
Obama authorized sending lethal aid to Syrian rebels last week.
Vice President Joe Biden also drummed up support for gun control legislation at the White House Tuesday afternoon and hinted that members of Congress who opposed background checks would face retribution from the American people who “demanded” the checks.
