McConnell Condemns “Reprehensible” QAnon Rep

The Washington Post reports:

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday condemned Greene’s comparison of coronavirus masking policies to “the horrors of the Holocaust” under Nazi Germany, but said that it will be up to the House to determine whether the Georgia Republican faces any consequences.

“Well, she doesn’t serve in the Senate. But this is one of the frequent outbursts that are absolutely outrageous and reprehensible,” McConnell told reporters at the Capitol on Tuesday afternoon. “But any punishment, I assume, would have to be administered by the House.”

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Sen. Mitch McConnell called Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments “reprehensible.” Rep. Kevin McCarthy said her words were “appalling.” https://t.co/hmlw6NT6qh

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