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riversedge

(81,175 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:22 AM Jan 2026

@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 2026 OP
STFU Mitch malaise Jan 2026 #1
Yes. I think Mitch could have convinced enough Republicans to convict Trump after Jan 6th Buckeyeblue Jan 2026 #6
He will be impeached again malaise Jan 2026 #8
Impeached? But will he be convicted in the Senate by 2/3 vote? That's the hard part. Katinfl Jan 2026 #33
I honestly think it depends Buckeyeblue Jan 2026 #36
Exactly! BlueKentuckyGirl Jan 2026 #55
thank you! agingdem Jan 2026 #12
THIS malaise Jan 2026 #23
Fuck you oswaldactedalone Jan 2026 #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 2026 #22
Hey you malaise Jan 2026 #24
It's got to be extremely bad as well considering how Trump loves to strut around breaking laws. cstanleytech Jan 2026 #29
Agree, this plays right into putiins plan...end NATO....without firing a shot..nt mitch96 Jan 2026 #50
Moscow Mitch markodochartaigh Jan 2026 #31
MOSCOW MITCH and his "party over country" stance is most responsible for the mess we are in. MLWR Jan 2026 #2
He helped create this irisblue Jan 2026 #3
The similarities between McConnell & the German conservative oligarch are much too obvious irisblue Jan 2026 #10
Great post malaise Jan 2026 #25
Welcome to the party, turtle. Just Jerome Jan 2026 #4
I didn't know that old fuck could still speak fujiyamasan Jan 2026 #5
Him and trump can hold hands while they burn in hell Conjuay Jan 2026 #27
I didn't know people still care what the old fuck says anymore. cab67 Jan 2026 #39
I thought he had surely died by now. TomSlick Jan 2026 #46
Strokes have really had their effect on him. DFW Jan 2026 #7
Agreed 👍 MustLoveBeagles Jan 2026 #34
oh now he's all so senatorial Javaman Jan 2026 #9
Fuck Mitch McConnell! Ray Bruns Jan 2026 #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 2026 #13
AND they can stop it. AND he can get them to do it. He's gotten them to support him Scrivener7 Jan 2026 #53
Didn't know he was still breathing. NewHendoLib Jan 2026 #14
Mitch has a lot of signs on his head, however ... AverageOldGuy Jan 2026 #16
Fucker you caused all of this. SamKnause Jan 2026 #17
It's time Mitch! Emile Jan 2026 #18
The point is to damage trust and break up the democratic alliance. Irish_Dem Jan 2026 #19
Crawl back under your rock, Mitch. This is all your fault. Vinca Jan 2026 #20
Is he still wasting clean air? 2naSalit Jan 2026 #21
Yet he's still in favor of a unitarian government with an all powerful leader. JohnnyRingo Jan 2026 #26
Fuck you mitch. spanone Jan 2026 #28
Putin's bitch is trying to just salvage himself before he gets out of office. cstanleytech Jan 2026 #30
Corporate America speaks out Auggie Jan 2026 #32
Mitch and his cohorts are responsible for Trump and still have the power to stop him Bev54 Jan 2026 #35
Too little too late for many mzmolly Jan 2026 #37
Fuck McConnell. I hope he rots in Hell (which I don't believe in, but he does) for being complicit Greybnk48 Jan 2026 #38
Uh huh. madamesilverspurs Jan 2026 #40
That's what happens when you put ignorant nazis on the Supreme Court asshole. NNadir Jan 2026 #41
I loathe the man as much as any, but he IS defending NATO here Easterncedar Jan 2026 #42
Fuck you, asshole! LNM Jan 2026 #43
The chicken-fried mumbling meatsack is welcome to sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up . . . hatrack Jan 2026 #44
McConnell facilitated Trump's re-election maspaha Jan 2026 #45
I get so sick of these enablers trying to cover up their own history. nt Susan Calvin Jan 2026 #47
Well isn't that rich. evolves Jan 2026 #48
F**k you, asshole drmeow Jan 2026 #49
Frankenstein issues recall of monster. usonian Jan 2026 #51
DON'T shut up. Keep saying this and get all your spineless friends to say it. Scrivener7 Jan 2026 #52
Nobody to blame but yourself, dipswitch. C Moon Jan 2026 #54
And we have you to blame Mitch Hassler Jan 2026 #56

Buckeyeblue

(6,388 posts)
6. Yes. I think Mitch could have convinced enough Republicans to convict Trump after Jan 6th
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:57 AM
Jan 2026

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

(6,388 posts)
36. I honestly think it depends
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:56 AM
Jan 2026

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

(545 posts)
55. Exactly!
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 02:18 AM
Jan 2026

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

(8,930 posts)
12. thank you!
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:40 AM
Jan 2026

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!!!






Dustlawyer

(10,539 posts)
22. I think Putin must have some real bad dirt on Trump to get him to blow up NATO by going after Greenland.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:17 AM
Jan 2026

cstanleytech

(28,519 posts)
29. It's got to be extremely bad as well considering how Trump loves to strut around breaking laws.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:29 AM
Jan 2026

MLWR

(1,064 posts)
2. MOSCOW MITCH and his "party over country" stance is most responsible for the mess we are in.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:52 AM
Jan 2026

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

irisblue

(37,655 posts)
10. The similarities between McConnell & the German conservative oligarch are much too obvious
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:34 AM
Jan 2026

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

fujiyamasan

(1,888 posts)
5. I didn't know that old fuck could still speak
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:57 AM
Jan 2026

Much of the reason we’re in this situation is because of him. Fuck him.

DFW

(60,318 posts)
7. Strokes have really had their effect on him.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:18 AM
Jan 2026

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

(11,291 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, 08:43 AM
Jan 2026

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

Scrivener7

(59,822 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, 11:28 PM
Jan 2026

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

AverageOldGuy

(4,006 posts)
16. Mitch has a lot of signs on his head, however ...
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:58 AM
Jan 2026

…even a blind pig finds an acorn now and then.

SamKnause

(14,926 posts)
17. Fucker you caused all of this.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:01 AM
Jan 2026

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

(103,359 posts)
21. Is he still wasting clean air?
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:15 AM
Jan 2026

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

(20,931 posts)
26. Yet he's still in favor of a unitarian government with an all powerful leader.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:23 AM
Jan 2026

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

(13,468 posts)
35. Mitch and his cohorts are responsible for Trump and still have the power to stop him
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:27 AM
Jan 2026

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

Greybnk48

(10,737 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, 06:48 PM
Jan 2026

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

madamesilverspurs

(16,516 posts)
40. Uh huh.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:32 PM
Jan 2026

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

(64,997 posts)
44. The chicken-fried mumbling meatsack is welcome to sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up . . .
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:35 PM
Jan 2026

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

evolves

(5,861 posts)
48. Well isn't that rich.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:27 PM
Jan 2026

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

(5,999 posts)
49. F**k you, asshole
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:53 PM
Jan 2026

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.

Scrivener7

(59,822 posts)
52. DON'T shut up. Keep saying this and get all your spineless friends to say it.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:26 PM
Jan 2026

And, oh yeah, fuck off.

Hassler

(4,934 posts)
56. And we have you to blame Mitch
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 02:56 AM
Jan 2026

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

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