McConnell: Biden Should Withdraw Chipman as Nominee to Head Firearms Bureau

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is seen in Washington on Aug. 7, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden should withdraw David Chipman’s nomination to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Saturday.

McConnell raised a series of developments regarding Chipman, including sources described as current and former ATF agents claiming Chipman made racially discriminatory remarks while working for the agency in the past.