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Geoff Bennett
@GeoffRBennett
NEWS: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told his members in a closed-door lunch that he told the White House NOT to agree to a COVID deal with Speaker Pelosi ahead of the election, three sources familiar tell
@LACaldwellDC and @JulieNBCNews. WaPo first reported.
1:46 PM · Oct 20, 2020
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)"Charmer"..................
Its a good thing no one in Kentucky needs any stimulus help.
How does he think this will help get him reelected?
Brother Buzz
(36,416 posts)PatSeg
(47,405 posts)Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)hedda_foil
(16,373 posts)Please stop posting this video on every thread you're on. It looks like trolling and has made me dread seeing Yang again and again and again and again.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)political party hellbend on self destruction
bdamomma
(63,837 posts)on killing Americans. We have traitors in the Congress.
Trenzalore
(2,331 posts)They will try to obstruct any economic aid in the event Trump loses to tank the economy and return to power.
central scrutinizer
(11,648 posts)Scorched earth. Only remedy is tax cuts for the rich
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Hopefully they will not be in any position to do so.
marble falls
(57,077 posts)BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)fellow sociopaths should be in the minority after the election, where they belong.
Tump Is Taking Down Names as Republicans Begin Jumping Ship on His Totally Off the Rails Campaign
BLAME GAME
Aides are feeding the president clips in which GOP lawmakers throw him under the bus. Hes none too pleased.
Politics Editor
Updated Oct. 18, 2020 9:38AM ET / Published Oct. 18, 2020 5:11AM ET
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-taking-down-names-as-republicans-like-mitch-mcconnell-susan-collins-start-jumping-ship
Thekaspervote
(32,757 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)And McConnell has decided that a deal to help the American people during this pandemic would work more in favor of Democrats, so there will be no deal. He's also apparently figured that no deal won't hurt Republicans any more than they've been hurt already.
We'll see if he's right.
yonder
(9,663 posts)crickets
(25,962 posts)Extra credit for getting the media to blame Pelosi.
Boogiemack
(1,406 posts)C Moon
(12,212 posts)and he wants the GOP to make sure Biden fails early in his term by not passing the COVID deal.
Typical GOP crap: party first, country last.
Deuxcents
(16,190 posts)Are making sure the scorched earth project is in full bloom so Biden fails. I think they know the election will not favor 45 so..just like Mitch did with Obama..closed the doors to progress at the countrys expense. Treason can come in different circumstances..this is one of them. IMO