Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., latched on to this as an excuse to side with Helms.
This was the excuse Lott needed to vehemently oppose Helms.
mnli hypothesis: This was the excuse Lott needed to vehemently oppose Helms. premise: Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., latched on to this as an excuse to side with Helms.