Tag Archives: Mitch McConnell

Trump Vows To Primary McConnell Over Infrastructure Vote: He’s Giving The Democrats Everything They Want

The Hill reports: Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Republicans on Thursday after the upper chamber voted to take up debate on a bipartisan infrastructure package, accusing Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and so-called “RINOs” for surrendering to Democrats. “Under the weak leadership of Mitch McConnell, Senate Republicans continue to lose,” Trump said in a statement. “He lost …

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McConnell Rants: Stop Listening To “Demonstrably Bad Advice” And Go Get That Shot Into Your Arm [VIDEO]

“It never occurred to me after three highly effective vaccines were developed in under a year that we’d have difficulty getting Americans to take the shots, but that’s obviously where we are.  “These shots need to get in everybody’s arm as rapidly as possible or we’re going to be back in a situation in the fall that we don’t yearn …

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McConnell Pleads With Kentuckians To Get Vaccinated

“There’s no good reason not to get vaccinated. We need to finish the job. And I know there’s some skepticism out there, but let me put it his way: It may not guarantee you don’t get it but it almost guarantees you don’t die from it if you get it. The only solution ultimately is the vaccine. We’re in the …

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Famous Loser Now Blames Mitch McConnell For Losing

Via press release from a world famous loser: Had Mitch McConnell fought for the Presidency like he should have, there would right now be Presidential Vetoes on all of the phased Legislation that he has proven to be incapable of stopping. He never fought for the White House and blew it for the Country. Not to mention he lost two …

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McConnell: Voting Rights Bill Is “Rotten Power Grab”

CNN reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke out against the Democrats’ voting legislation that faces a key test vote at 5:30 p.m. ET today. He described it as a “transparent plan to tilt every election in America permanently in their favor,” saying that it would let Democrats “take a red pen to election laws in each of the 50 …

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McConnell Vows To Block Compromise Voting Bill

The Washington Post reports: Senate Republicans vowed Thursday to block voting legislation from advancing later this month, rejecting a key Democratic senator’s compromise offer that adopted some GOP ideas in a bid to break partisan gridlock on the issue. The pledge from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) all but guarantees that Republicans will filibuster a sweeping voting bill that …

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WH Clip Notes Crumbling Infrastructure In Kentucky

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports: The White House Monday launched a series of videos to highlight crumbling infrastructure in Eastern Kentucky as part of a media push to drum up support for President Joe Biden’s proposed infrastructure bill. As moderate Democrats and Republicans have been at loggerheads in coming up with an agreement on how much money to allocate to fixing …

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McConnell Defends Bill Barr’s Spying On Dems [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell decried Democrats’ calls for an investigation into the DOJ obtaining House members’ data and said it’s a “witch hunt in the making.” “Any outrage from Democrats that alleged criminal leaks within their own ranks rightly drew the attention of federal investigators rings completely hollow,” he said. “Attorney General Barr served our nation with …

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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 …

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McConnell Plans Attempt To Block Riot Commission

The Associated Press reports: Senate Republicans are signaling that they will try to block — or at least slow down — a Democratic effort to create a 9/11-style commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, threatening the chances of a deeper, independent look at the siege and how it could be prevented from happening again. Senate …

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McConnell: I’m “100% Focused” On Stopping Biden

Axios reports: McConnell made the comments when asked about Republican Party infighting and a campaign from allies of former President Trump to oust Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as House GOP conference chair. “We’re confronted with severe challenges from a new administration, and a narrow majority of Democrats in the House and a 50-50 Senate to turn America into a socialist …

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McConnell: I’ll Still Back Trump If He’s 2024 Nominee

“I’m going to support the nominee of the Republican Party. I do predict however that there’s going to be a robust competition for the nomination. Once that all sorts itself out, as the Republican leader of the Senate obviously I’ll be supporting the Republican nominee for president. “We’re looking to the future, not the past. And if you want to …

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Trump Calls For Ousting McConnell, Floats DeSantis As 2024 Running Mate, Whines About “Ungrateful” Biden

ABC News reports: Former President Trump on Thursday renewed his feud with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) by calling for Senate Republicans to find a new leader ahead of the midterm elections, suggesting doing so would boost their chances of taking back the upper chamber next year. Asked by Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo how Republicans will fare in the …

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McConnell Accuses Biden Of “Giving Up” On Unity

The Hill reports: “President Biden pledged he would be ‘A president for all Americans’ with plans to repair, restore and heal,” McConnell said on the Senate floor Wednesday morning, noting that Congress remains closely divided with a 50-50 Senate and a slim Democratic majority in the House. “But the first hundred days have left much to be desired,” McConnell said. …

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“Impotent” Trump Ad Launches In Palm Beach [VIDEO]

The Palm Beach Post reports: The presidential election is over but The Lincoln Project has not finished poking fun at former President Donald Trump — and has chosen Trump’s home county to launch its latest salvo. The group’s latest ad, launching Thursday, touts Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as the true respected leader of the Republican Party. The ad claims …

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McConnell Blocked Ginsburg Memorial In Rotunda

From Susan Page’s coming book, Madam Speaker: When Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died in September, Pelosi proposed that the groundbreaking feminist lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. She would have been the first woman in history to be so honored. McConnell rejected the idea on the grounds that there was no precedent for such treatment of a …

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Trump Attacks “Dumb Son Of A Bitch” Mitch McConnell

Politico reports: Trump veered off his prepared text during a roughly 50-minute speech before several hundred well-heeled GOP donors at his Mar-a-Lago resort in South Florida, saying that he was “disappointed” in former Vice President Mike Pence, calling last year’s presidential election election a “fraud” and mocking Dr. Anthony Fauci. The former president spent several minutes tearing into McConnell, saying …

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McConnell Walks Back Attack On Corporate Donors

The Daily Beast reports: Jumping on the bandwagon of conservative outrage over corporate criticism of Georgia’s new voting law, McConnell told reporters on Tuesday that it was “stupid” for businesses to comment on “highly incendiary” issues. A day later, McConnell sought to clarify his stance. “I didn’t say that very artfully yesterday,” he said on Wednesday. “They’re certainly entitled to …

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McConnell: Donations From Corporations Are Fine But It’s “Stupid” For Them To Weigh In On Voting Rights

“I’m not talking about political contributions. Most of them contribute to both sides. They have political action committees. That’s fine. It’s legal. It’s appropriate. I support that. “I’m talking about taking a position on a highly incendiary issue like this and punishing a community or state because you don’t like a particular law they passed. I just think it’s stupid.  …

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McConnell Threatens Companies Who Oppose Voting Restrictions: Serious Consequences For Aiding Far-Left

Reuters reports: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell lashed out at corporate America on Monday, warning CEOs to stay out of the debate over a new voting law in Georgia that has been criticized as restricting votes among minorities and the poor. In a sign of a growing rift in the decades-old alliance between the conservative party and U.S. corporations, …

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