(CNN) The White House asked Sen. Kevin Cramer to block a motion calling the mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire a "genocide" and the North Dakota Republican complied, Cramer told CNN on Thursday. The White House approached Cramer's foreign affairs team in search of a senator to stop a unanimous consent request -- which allows legislation with wide support to pass without holding a roll call vote, as long as no senator objects -- on an Armenian genocide resolution. Cramer said the White House wanted the resolution blocked because President Donald Trump had just met with the Turkish President at the NATO summit. CNN has left a message with the White House seeking comment on Cramer's claim. Axios first reported on the request from the White House.

Source: CNN December 06, 2019 01:18 UTC