Whoops: "Mitch McConnell Whacks White House Over Lax Coronavirus Protocols"

[grumpyduck]

From Huffpost:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) suggested on Thursday that the White House could do a better job of taking precautions against the coronavirus, following a possible superspreader event that may have led to the infections of President Donald Trump, the first lady, several Republican senators and dozens of White House aides last month.

McConnell, who is notoriously loath to criticize Trump or break with him in any way, said he’s personally avoided visiting the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue because of the White House’s lax virus protocols.

“I actually haven’t been to the White House since August the 6th because my impression was their approach to how to handle this is different from mine and what I insisted that we do in the Senate, which is to wear a mask and practice social distancing,” the 78-year-old majority leader said at an event in Kentucky.

“If any of you have been around me since May the 1st, I’ve said, ‘Wear your mask. Practice social distancing.’ ... Now, you’ve heard of other places that have had a different view, and they are, you know, paying the price for it,” he added at another event.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-coronavirus-trump-white-house_n_5f7f50fbc5b664c95bd6aa3c

[liberalmuse]

1. Trying to distance himself from this hubris he created.

We can only hope KY votes him out.

[lagomorph777]

2. The one person I most wish would go maskless to the White House.

Damn.

[LeftInTX]

3. I also didn't see Cornyn at the superspreader event, but his strategy may be have been political

[Binkie The Clown]

4. He's being a bad boy. Pence will send mother over to spank him. nt

[Mystery sage]

5. I kind of wish he didn't practice good mask wearing rules.

He needs some covid in his life.