McConnell blames Trump for having 'provoked' the mob that stormed the Capitol

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Washington Post




Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday pointedly blamed Trump for having “provoked” the violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Speaking on the Senate floor, McConnell noted that the Senate was meeting for the first time since that day, when Congress ultimately finished counting the electoral votes that cemented Biden’s victory.

“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.”

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), among the senators who led the challenge of electoral votes in states Biden won, was presiding at McConnell spoke. McConnell said Biden enters office without “a mandate for sweeping ideological change,” calling him “a presidential candidate who said he’d represent everyone.” McConnell, soon to be the chamber’s minority leader, said Republicans will pursue bipartisan agreements where they can.

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.@senatemajldr on the U.S. Capitol Attack: "The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people."
12:14 PM · Jan 19, 2021

[Bleacher Creature]

1. There is no logical way he can justify not voting to convict after making this statement.

But McConnell has no shame, so I wouldn't be surprised if he found some way out, likely pivoting around the "you can't convict a former President" nonsense, which is clearly wrong.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Exactly - he has his cake and is eating it too

He could have immediately called the Senate back into session and the House would have been ready with what they said could amount to only a 1 - 2 day trial. They could have then debated, held the vote for conviction, and removed him. But he refused in order to keep his GOP street cred.

And then he goes on about "bipartisan" where he blocked over 400 bills from the House due to HIS "partisanship" while he blocked the confirmation of Merrick Garland for bullshit reasons, packed the courts with what amounted to RW activist judges who ironically thought the Ghouliani show and "krakens" were so bad, that even THEY could not stoop to the level of accepting that lunacy.

It will be a pleasure to watch him BACK in the "Minority" Leader position after 7 years.

[dhill926]

13. spot on...

[DENVERPOPS]

17. No Shit

He and every last one of the RepubliCONs.

You Are Judged By The Company You Keep...................

It will now be a full time job of ALL RepubliCONs to play cover ass, and trying to divert all attention away from their involvement, support, encouragement and complicity in forcing Trump on all of us.

Let US never forget............

[comradebillyboy]

2. Mitch is absolutely right. I still have to question

his motives because telling the truth and doing the right ting are alien concepts to him.

[ArizonaLib]

5. I think it is because he is receiving so much criticism for not stopping the election undermining

He once again is out to save his own neck. Also, just because it is reported that he hates Trump doesn't mean that Trump served many conveniences for McConnell during this term.

[Raven123]

15. Mitch knows he could have been killed Jan. 6th

The fact that over the past 4 years some his colleagues, and American citizens have been targeted by Trump and his minions was of no consequence. Mitch thought he could ignore the violent rhetoric. He got a wake up call.

[JI7]

27. His motive is he blames Trump for losing his majority position in the Senate

so isn't protecting him like before.

[Skittles]

28. Trump is of no use to him now

he got his whack jobs on the Supreme Court

[ArizonaLib]

3. McConnell is guilty of allowing Trump to do it - McConnell is more to blame

The media is calling out the republican leadership for allowing the lies about the election to fester and grow. McConnell has never done anything to reign in Lindsay Graham and the others. If McConnell had put a stop to it, there would have never been an attack on the capitol.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. And he could have removed Graham, Cruz AND most importantly, HAWLEY

from EVERY committee assignment. But instead he mumbled stuff about "voting conscience".

[ArizonaLib]

8. Exactly

He permitted the parade

[Delmette2.0]

29. Silence is agreement.

He didn't speak up and disagree, or challenge their statements, so he must have agreed with them. He stood around with good thumb up his butt said nothing and did nothing.

[Bayard]

7. What you done, and what have you stood for the past 4 years, Mitch?

Your, "legacy", will still be one of shame.

[flibbitygiblets]

9. under the bus you go, BLOTUS.

[IronLionZion]

11. He's hoping we'll forget his role enabling this mess

Mitch was actively promoting Trump's agenda this whole time.

[Evolve Dammit]

12. Moscow Mitch the Enabler says what??

[Grimelle]

14. No pass for you Cocaine Mitch

Had you turned around and blame Cruz and Hawley fr being complicit, i'd would consider giving you the benefit of the doubt.
Be gone!

[LudwigPastorius]

16. _

Provoke pro·​voke | prə-ˈvōk

transitive verb

: to incite to anger

_______________________

House Resolution 24 Impeaching President Donald John Trump

Article I: Incitement of Insurrection

_______________________

McConnell, you just said that Trump is guilty of what he has been impeached for.

So, why didn't you allow the trial to proceed, you colossal dickhead?

[onetexan]

30. CNN pundits were discussing the use of the word "provoke" earlier, saying it might have been Mitch's

cover for the Con given he didn't use the word "incite". Provoke & incite are the synonymous. I guess he didn't check the thesaurus.

[ClusterFreak]

18. How bold! How brave! How...

... self-serving.

GMAFB.... at literally the 11th hour and 59th minute of Trump's presidency, Moscow Mitch finally grows a spine? Puh-leeze. Mitch's words today were like following a condemned man to the gallows shouting obscenities and threats at him.

Coulda used some of that bravado a year ago during the first impeachment Mitch. At the very least.

[Traildogbob]

19. "the president and other powerful people"

Care to elaborate Mitch the Bitch? Two main ones are in your chamber. You wanna speak of 147 others, the likes of Gym Jordon, Gaetz, Gohmert, Ron Johnson, et al. And, by the way.......ALL republicans. Spare us the both sides bull shit.

[KentuckyWoman]

20. If Mitch votes to convict I will eat a whole serving of lima beans.

Might have to smother them in butter and cheese to get them down

[Eyeball_Kid]

24. I didn't think that there was another way to eat lima beans. n/t

[orangecrush]

21. Senate conviction?

[Cha]

22. Well well well.. mitch is right for once.

How do they like him in Kentucky now?

This shouldn't bode well for Hawley or Cruz, either.. Or the magat Reps like Boeber, Greene, & Cawthrorn!

Rt TY BRDS!

[marble falls]

23. Turtle just could not get in front of it. G'bye Donnie. Mitch just cut you loose.

[kaotikross]

25. And suddenly

Mitch is all for bipartisan compromise? How about no, Mitch? How about you sit there quietly as the minority leader, occasionally commenting on how unfair it all is so everybody can laugh at you?

[Paper Roses]

26. Trying to cover your backside Mitch? No one accepts your statement as a fact you believed.

You supported tRump and now, all of a sudden you switch sides? Baloney!