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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday pointedly blamed Trump for having provoked the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
.The mob was fed lies, McConnell said. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people, and they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government which they did not like. But we pressed on, we stood together and said an angry mob would not get veto power over the rule of law in our nation.
Its surprising which people have finally broken with Trump in the past few weeks. Bill Barr. Mick Mulvaney. Betsy DeVos. And now Mitch McConnell.
Still, its notable that McConnell still isnt willing to condemn by name the biggest culprit of all: Fox News. But theyre still in power, arent they?
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2021/01/mcconnell-denounces-trump-but-not-fox-news/
bearsfootball516
(6,732 posts)Big Blue Marble
(5,708 posts)They want to reshape the party. The impeachment trial may get interesting.
DeminPennswoods
(17,590 posts)and maintaining power in the Senate for no other sake than to have it.
He is as crass and cunning a politician as there is. Biden can certainly be friendly toward him, but never friends.
MyOwnPeace
(17,611 posts)that "rock" that the snake *president has been hiding under for the past 4 years is owned by Moscow Mitch. BunkerBoy NEVER HAPPENS without the explicit approval and consent of McTurtle.
DAMN HIM TO HELL!!!!!!
Jacoby365
(519 posts)Trump has always been a dangerous, corrupt, divisive, country-ruining, law-breaking liar. McConnell has always protected him. Never forget that just one year ago, McConnell wouldn't even allow witnesses at Trump's impeachment trial, but instead saved his ass. Fuck Mitch McConnell. He is just as bad as Trump.
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)Wicked Blue
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