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riversedge

(80,045 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:22 AM Jan 16

@GOP Mitch McConnell just said the quiet part out loud on Greenland:

I think one of the worst things about Trump threatening Greenland is that
we are losing support--and respect from our allies.
PS--I know we already have lost a LOT of respect from what used to be friendly countries


Brian Allen
@allenanalysis
Mitch McConnell just said the quiet part out loud on Greenland:

We already have everything we need.
Greenland already cooperates.

Our Arctic access already exists.

What Trump is proposing isn’t strategy, it’s burning allied trust for nothing.

“Incinerating the hard-won trust of loyal allies” is not strength. It’s self-sabotage.




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@GOP Mitch McConnell just said the quiet part out loud on Greenland: (Original Post) riversedge Jan 16 OP
STFU Mitch malaise Jan 16 #1
Yes. I think Mitch could have convinced enough Republicans to convict Trump after Jan 6th Buckeyeblue Jan 16 #6
He will be impeached again malaise Jan 16 #8
Impeached? But will he be convicted in the Senate by 2/3 vote? That's the hard part. Katinfl Jan 16 #33
I honestly think it depends Buckeyeblue Jan 16 #36
Exactly! BlueKentuckyGirl Jan 17 #55
thank you! agingdem Jan 16 #12
THIS malaise Jan 16 #23
Fuck you oswaldactedalone Jan 16 #15
I think Putin must have some real bad dirt on Trump to get him to blow up NATO by going after Greenland. Dustlawyer Jan 16 #22
Hey you malaise Jan 16 #24
It's got to be extremely bad as well considering how Trump loves to strut around breaking laws. cstanleytech Jan 16 #29
Agree, this plays right into putiins plan...end NATO....without firing a shot..nt mitch96 Jan 16 #50
Moscow Mitch markodochartaigh Jan 16 #31
MOSCOW MITCH and his "party over country" stance is most responsible for the mess we are in. MLWR Jan 16 #2
He helped create this irisblue Jan 16 #3
The similarities between McConnell & the German conservative oligarch are much too obvious irisblue Jan 16 #10
Great post malaise Jan 16 #25
Welcome to the party, turtle. Just Jerome Jan 16 #4
I didn't know that old fuck could still speak fujiyamasan Jan 16 #5
Him and trump can hold hands while they burn in hell Conjuay Jan 16 #27
I didn't know people still care what the old fuck says anymore. cab67 Jan 16 #39
I thought he had surely died by now. TomSlick Jan 16 #46
Strokes have really had their effect on him. DFW Jan 16 #7
Agreed 👍 MustLoveBeagles Jan 16 #34
oh now he's all so senatorial Javaman Jan 16 #9
Fuck Mitch McConnell! Ray Bruns Jan 16 #11
You know what needs to be done, Mitch. You know it's past time for the GOP to do what must be done. ms liberty Jan 16 #13
AND they can stop it. AND he can get them to do it. He's gotten them to support him Scrivener7 Jan 16 #53
Didn't know he was still breathing. NewHendoLib Jan 16 #14
Mitch has a lot of signs on his head, however ... AverageOldGuy Jan 16 #16
Fucker you caused all of this. SamKnause Jan 16 #17
It's time Mitch! Emile Jan 16 #18
The point is to damage trust and break up the democratic alliance. Irish_Dem Jan 16 #19
Crawl back under your rock, Mitch. This is all your fault. Vinca Jan 16 #20
Is he still wasting clean air? 2naSalit Jan 16 #21
Yet he's still in favor of a unitarian government with an all powerful leader. JohnnyRingo Jan 16 #26
Fuck you mitch. spanone Jan 16 #28
Putin's bitch is trying to just salvage himself before he gets out of office. cstanleytech Jan 16 #30
Corporate America speaks out Auggie Jan 16 #32
Mitch and his cohorts are responsible for Trump and still have the power to stop him Bev54 Jan 16 #35
Too little too late for many mzmolly Jan 16 #37
Fuck McConnell. I hope he rots in Hell (which I don't believe in, but he does) for being complicit Greybnk48 Jan 16 #38
Uh huh. madamesilverspurs Jan 16 #40
That's what happens when you put ignorant nazis on the Supreme Court asshole. NNadir Jan 16 #41
I loathe the man as much as any, but he IS defending NATO here Easterncedar Jan 16 #42
Fuck you, asshole! LNM Jan 16 #43
The chicken-fried mumbling meatsack is welcome to sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up . . . hatrack Jan 16 #44
McConnell facilitated Trump's re-election maspaha Jan 16 #45
I get so sick of these enablers trying to cover up their own history. nt Susan Calvin Jan 16 #47
Well isn't that rich. evolves Jan 16 #48
F**k you, asshole drmeow Jan 16 #49
Frankenstein issues recall of monster. usonian Jan 16 #51
DON'T shut up. Keep saying this and get all your spineless friends to say it. Scrivener7 Jan 16 #52
Nobody to blame but yourself, dipswitch. C Moon Jan 17 #54
And we have you to blame Mitch Hassler Jan 17 #56

Buckeyeblue

(6,280 posts)
6. Yes. I think Mitch could have convinced enough Republicans to convict Trump after Jan 6th
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:57 AM
Jan 16

But he didn't. He wanted to play both sides of the fence. He acted outraged but refused to hold Trump accountable.

They could still impeach and convict him. If Mitch is really concerned he should rally the troops. It could all be done quickly.

But they won't. They hate America.

Buckeyeblue

(6,280 posts)
36. I honestly think it depends
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:56 AM
Jan 16

Can we get enough Republican senators who either feel like their seat is safe or plan to not run again. I think some Republicans are sick if him. And they would be doing it with plenty of time to have a good primary for 2028.

BlueKentuckyGirl

(537 posts)
55. Exactly!
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 01:18 AM
Jan 17

McConnell had the opportunity, no, the responsibility, to removed Trump permanently, from politics. Yet, he didn't. I hope he rots in hell, if there actually is such a place.

agingdem

(8,788 posts)
12. thank you!
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:40 AM
Jan 16

Soulless Mitch McConnell, the second most corrosive politician in American history, used Trump, a malicious vengeful preening clown, to pack the courts with incompetent ideologues..their task was to strike down Roe v Wade, the Marriage Equality Act, and the Affordable Care Act while his wife, Elaine Chao (later referred to Coco Chow) was Trump's Secretary of Labor...no conflict of interest there...

and Mitch, ever the multitasker, also managed to shove through the most obscene tax cut for his billionaire buddies, the top 1%...where did he find the time??

so now, after twice blowing the opportunity to rid the world of Trump, Mitch suddenly gives damn about Greenland??...STFU!!!






MLWR

(897 posts)
2. MOSCOW MITCH and his "party over country" stance is most responsible for the mess we are in.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:52 AM
Jan 16

If he now has buyer's remorse, he has only to look in the mirror to see who's to blame.

irisblue

(37,062 posts)
10. The similarities between McConnell & the German conservative oligarch are much too obvious
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:34 AM
Jan 16

Source-https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/the-nazi-rise-to-power/the-nazi-rise-to-power/the-role-of-the-conservative-elite/

snip-"The role of the conservative elite in the Nazi rise to power
The conservative elite were the old ruling class and new business class in Weimar Germany. Throughout the 1920s they became increasingly frustrated with the Weimar Republic’s continuing economic and political instability, their lack of real power and the rise of communism. They believed that a return to authoritarian rule was the only stable future for Germany which would protect their power and money.

snip-"The conservative elite’s second move towards authoritarian rule was helping the Nazi Party to gain power. The conservative elite and the Nazi Party had a common enemy – the political left .

As Hitler controlled the masses support for the political right, the conservative elite believed that they could use Hitler and his popular support to ‘democratically’ take power. Once in power, Hitler could destroy the political left. Destroying the political left would help to remove the majority of political opponents to the ring-wing conservative elite.

Once Hitler had removed the left-wing socialist opposition and destroyed the Weimar Republic, the conservative elite thought they would be able to replace Hitler, and appoint a leader of their choice."

much much more there of course

DFW

(59,877 posts)
7. Strokes have really had their effect on him.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:18 AM
Jan 16

Talk about a shadow of his former self!

Even when (finally) calling Trump out on a supreme outrage, he couldn’t resist a dig at Joe Biden (pulling out if Afghanistan). McTurtle must realize his physical frailty, and understand that the end of his time in the Senate draws near. If he thinks this speech compensates for the past evil he has wrought on our nation, he is sorely mistaken. However, even though his personal broken clock has stopped very late in the day, he is not wrong here, and his voice coming down on the just side of a crucial matter is welcome.

ms liberty

(11,074 posts)
13. You know what needs to be done, Mitch. You know it's past time for the GOP to do what must be done.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:43 AM
Jan 16

Democrats will help with votes, but you guys have to end this. Now.

Scrivener7

(58,891 posts)
53. AND they can stop it. AND he can get them to do it. He's gotten them to support him
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:28 PM
Jan 16

in obviously illegal things before. This is a righteous thing. He could stop this.

SamKnause

(14,824 posts)
17. Fucker you caused all of this.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:01 AM
Jan 16

You could have stopped it but instead you aided and abetted.

You, Trump and his entire administration, and all the MAGA republicans belong under the jail !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2naSalit

(100,988 posts)
21. Is he still wasting clean air?
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:15 AM
Jan 16

WTF?

Fucking DUH, moscowmitch, fuck you!

NONE OF THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU AND YOUR DECADES OF TREACHERY AND TREASON, MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!

Yet another grave I'm going to have to go piss on.

JohnnyRingo

(20,639 posts)
26. Yet he's still in favor of a unitarian government with an all powerful leader.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:23 AM
Jan 16

Perhaps he'll rethink that position after the nukes are flying.

“Incinerating the hard-won trust of loyal allies is not strength. It’s self-sabotage." ...Ya think?!
Impeach Now Grandpa!!

Bev54

(13,326 posts)
35. Mitch and his cohorts are responsible for Trump and still have the power to stop him
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:27 AM
Jan 16

if they really wanted to, so quit gaslighting the American people.

Greybnk48

(10,695 posts)
38. Fuck McConnell. I hope he rots in Hell (which I don't believe in, but he does) for being complicit
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 05:48 PM
Jan 16

in the destruction of our Country for the sake of ramming his individual bullshit religious views on abortion down everyone's throats.

madamesilverspurs

(16,482 posts)
40. Uh huh.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:32 PM
Jan 16

Seeing as how Trump wouldn't have gotten anywhere near the White House without Mitch paving the way, the crocodile tears are a laughable. McConnell condemned the country to decades of needless suffering, his stench will take generations to clear; Trump is the slimy dust cover to that book.


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hatrack

(64,507 posts)
44. The chicken-fried mumbling meatsack is welcome to sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up . . .
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:35 PM
Jan 16

Enjoy the brief remainder of your now-meaningless life, you treasonous pile of bourbon-basted dog shit.

evolves

(5,777 posts)
48. Well isn't that rich.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:27 PM
Jan 16

The main jackass responsible for this hellscape we are living in is finally speaking out against it?

You're over 10 years too late, asshole. STFU

drmeow

(5,961 posts)
49. F**k you, asshole
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:53 PM
Jan 16

You started this coup - you will go down in history as one of the primary architects of the destruction of America as we know. I hope you die alone and in agonizing, unrelenting, and untreatable pain - a long, slow, lingering agony.

Hassler

(4,818 posts)
56. And we have you to blame Mitch
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 01:56 AM
Jan 17

Rig the courts with Chump fans, fail to convict him for J6 insurrection. It's all on you Moscow.

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