About A Turncoat, A Loathsome Little Worm

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

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Newsweek
'The Most Dangerous': These 3 Republicans Have Broken With Mitch McConnell to Stand With Trump
Daniel Villarreal 12 hrs ago


Three Republican congress members have criticized Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for his February 13 speech blaming Donald Trump for inciting the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

Mitch McConnell wearing a suit and glasses: At least five notable Republicans have broken with Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky over McConnell's speech blaming Trump for inciting the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. In this February 5, 2019 photo, McConnell speaks to members of the media as Republican Wyoming Senator John Barrasso listens after a weekly Senate Republican Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.© Alex Wong/Getty At least five notable Republicans have broken with Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky over McConnell's speech blaming Trump for inciting the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. In this February 5, 2019 photo, McConnell speaks to members of the media as Republican Wyoming Senator John Barrasso listens after a weekly Senate Republican Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
Their criticism amplifies a growing rift in the Republican party between its pro-Trump faction and those eager to distance the GOP from Trump following the insurrection and the Republican party's loss of both the White House and the Senate during Trump's presidency.

In a Tuesday letter, Trump himself has blamed McConnell for the GOP's loss of the Senate.

On February 13, McConnell voted to acquit Trump in the impeachment trial accusing him of inciting the insurrection. But afterward, McConnell made a speech blaming Trump for starting the uprising. In his speech, McConnell said he voted to acquit Trump merely because he believed the Senate lacked the Constitutional jurisdiction to convict a president who is no longer in office.

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On Monday, Florida Representative Matt Gaetz criticized McConnell in a Fox News interview, calling him part of the "new incarnations in the Republican party from those trying to purge Trumpism from our movement."


"Frankly, the most dangerous was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell," Gaetz said, "who took to the floor and essentially gave the Biden Justice Department cover to prosecute the president, his son, even his supporters who didn't engage in any violent conduct on January 6th."

Gaetz was referring to McConnell's comments in which the Senate Minority Leader said of the insurrectionists, "These criminals were carrying his banners. Hanging his flags and screaming their loyalty to him."

In his February 13 speech, McConnell also said of Trump, "President Trump is still liable for everything he did while in office. He didn't get away with anything yet. We have a criminal justice system in this country. We have civil litigation."

On Monday, Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson also criticized McConnell's remarks.

"Providing a scathing speech on the floor of the Senate, that does not reflect who I think the majority of our conference," Johnson said in a Monday interview with conservative radio host Jay Weber. "He has to realize as our leader.... what he says reflects on us, right? He's representing the entire caucus."

Johnson said McConnell's comments threaten to divide the GOP when it needs to unite to defeat Democrats' "regulatory reforms" and regain control of Congress.

In a Sunday interview with Fox News, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said that McConnell's speech "is an outlier regarding how Republicans feel about all this." While McConnell "got a load off his chest," Graham said, he "unfortunately he put a load on the back of Republicans."

"That speech you will see in 2022 campaigns," Graham said. "Imagine if you're a Republican running in Arizona or Georgia or New Hampshire, where we have a chance to take back the Senate, they may be playing Senator McConnell's speech and asking you about it as a candidate. And I imagine if you're an incumbent Republican there are going to be people asking you if will you support Sen. McConnell in the future."

There are only a few things in this world that I despise more than a damn turncoat.
McConnell had no reason, no good purpose in giving such aid, such cover to the stinking dems and their vindictive TDS agenda.
By doing so he in essence spit on 75 million Americans-- you know 75 million he is supposed to represent.
Now he should himself be investigated , imho.
And I hope that investigation destroys the ffing worm...-Tyr

[fj1200]

Turning on the one man who is most responsible for any positive legacy trump had. Classic.

[Gunny]

Turning on the one man who is most responsible for any positive legacy trump had. Classic.

BS. McConnell's got the spine of a jellyfish, Trump or no. I haven't forgotten how long it took him to quit vacillating and support Trump from the start. He's doing just what the majority of Republicans have been trying to do for decades -- sit on the middle of the fence.

Not real hard to see through. Let us not mix apples and oranges as "some" are wont to do and try playing games of semantics. My comment is solely about MCConnell. That yellow stripe down his back didn't appear nor disappear with Trump. He's had it on his own all along.

[jimnyc]

BS. McConnell's got the spine of a jellyfish, Trump or no. I haven't forgotten how long it took him to quit vacillating and support Trump from the start. He's doing just what the majority of Republicans have been trying to do for decades -- sit on the middle of the fence.

Not real hard to see through. Let us not mix apples and oranges as "some" are wont to do and try playing games of semantics. My comment is solely about MCConnell. That yellow stripe down his back didn't appear nor disappear with Trump. He's had it on his own all along.

I think they all did nothing more than do what was politically advantageous for them, and now continue to do so, and will on and on. No worry of constituency or anything like that.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

BS. McConnell's got the spine of a jellyfish, Trump or no. I haven't forgotten how long it took him to quit vacillating and support Trump from the start. He's doing just what the majority of Republicans have been trying to do for decades -- sit on the middle of the fence.

Not real hard to see through. Let us not mix apples and oranges as "some" are wont to do and try playing games of semantics. My comment is solely about MCConnell. That yellow stripe down his back didn't appear nor disappear with Trump. He's had it on his own all along.

Voice of sanity and reason speaketh.
As opposed to that of wholesale bias, ignorance, liberal stupidity and corruption.
McConnell is a worthless douchebag , imho.
I'd spit on the ffing bsstrrddd..--Tyr

[fj1200]

BS. McConnell's got the spine of a jellyfish, Trump or no. I haven't forgotten how long it took him to quit vacillating and support Trump from the start. He's doing just what the majority of Republicans have been trying to do for decades -- sit on the middle of the fence.

Not real hard to see through. Let us not mix apples and oranges as "some" are wont to do and try playing games of semantics. My comment is solely about MCConnell. That yellow stripe down his back didn't appear nor disappear with Trump. He's had it on his own all along.

Oh please. Any honest look at the last 4 years had McConnell pushing through tax cuts, judicial appointments, etc. to advance the conservative agenda even with trump not really being conservative.

trump would push over a little old grandma if she dared cross him.

[Gunny]

Oh please. Any honest look at the last 4 years had McConnell pushing through tax cuts, judicial appointments, etc. to advance the conservative agenda even with trump not really being conservative.

trump would push over a little old grandma if she dared cross him.

Correction: Had McConnell succumbing to the pressure to support the Republican President whether he liked him or not. Reluctantly doing what he needed to do for his own ass isn't because he gives a rat's ass about anyone but him.

Mitch McConnel is THE poster boy for everything wrong in the Republican't Party. He and the rest of his "Contract with America" crew that haven't delivered as of 25 years later need to quit. Or join the Democrat Party and quit trying to blow smoke up our asses. He doesn't care if he's Majority Leader or not. Pay's the same. Same with the rest of the damned necon RINO's holding down spots in Congress.

[fj1200]

Correction: Had McConnell succumbing to the pressure to support the Republican President whether he liked him or not. Reluctantly doing what he needed to do for his own ass isn't because he gives a rat's ass about anyone but him.

Mitch McConnel is THE poster boy for everything wrong in the Republican't Party. He and the rest of his "Contract with America" crew that haven't delivered as of 25 years later need to quit. Or join the Democrat Party and quit trying to blow smoke up our asses. He doesn't care if he's Majority Leader or not. Pay's the same. Same with the rest of the damned necon RINO's holding down spots in Congress.

That's just ridiculous. There wasn't any reluctance in McConnell pushing through agenda items he's been waiting for years to be in a position to push through. The Republicans have not been in power for the past 25 years to push through everything they would want. We can all wish for more but the reality is that nobody can just snap their fingers and get what they want. It's not his fault that he weathered BO for 8 years.

There's reality and there's not cow-towing to a self-indulgent man child. It's beyond me why anyone bends over backward for him. Complaining about RINOs who almost entirely vote conservative is going to backfire at some point when someone like Collins loses to a democrat.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Correction: Had McConnell succumbing to the pressure to support the Republican President whether he liked him or not. Reluctantly doing what he needed to do for his own ass isn't because he gives a rat's ass about anyone but him.

Mitch McConnel is THE poster boy for everything wrong in the Republican't Party. He and the rest of his "Contract with America" crew that haven't delivered as of 25 years later need to quit. Or join the Democrat Party and quit trying to blow smoke up our asses. He doesn't care if he's Majority Leader or not. Pay's the same. Same with the rest of the damned necon RINO's holding down spots in Congress.

He is trying to cover his own ass by jumping on the bandwagon with the ffing Trump haters.
Guy is a dishonorable piece of shit-- therefore he should fit right in with the dem party..
Of course the dems will take anything he gives them if it agrees with them but still hate his guts and always seek a way to destroy him too.-Tyr

[Gunny]

That's just ridiculous. There wasn't any reluctance in McConnell pushing through agenda items he's been waiting for years to be in a position to push through. The Republicans have not been in power for the past 25 years to push through everything they would want. We can all wish for more but the reality is that nobody can just snap their fingers and get what they want. It's not his fault that he weathered BO for 8 years.

There's reality and there's not cow-towing to a self-indulgent man child. It's beyond me why anyone bends over backward for him. Complaining about RINOs who almost entirely vote conservative is going to backfire at some point when someone like Collins loses to a democrat.

You may have a short memory. I do not. McConnell wasn't "happy to push through" anything.

And, the Democrats seem to have no problem pushing through what they want. They just do it.

Let's stay on topic: McConnell. You keep trying to interject Trump. McConnell's comments absolve McConnell and deflect attention to a former President. Apparently, McConnell focused your attention as he intended.

[KarlMarx]

McConnell and his wife’s family have a business set up with a Chinese State owned shipping company. McConnell should be investigated for possible violations if federal laws regarding the Emoluments clause


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[icansayit]

WE CANNOT and SHOULD NEVER...."TRUST" ANY POLITICIAN!

[LongTermGuy]

BS. McConnell's got the spine of a jellyfish, Trump or no. I haven't forgotten how long it took him to quit vacillating and support Trump from the start. He's doing just what the majority of Republicans have been trying to do for decades -- sit on the middle of the fence.

Not real hard to see through. Let us not mix apples and oranges as "some" are wont to do and try playing games of semantics. My comment is solely about MCConnell. That yellow stripe down his back didn't appear nor disappear with Trump. He's had it on his own all along.

[Abbey Marie]

That's just ridiculous. There wasn't any reluctance in McConnell pushing through agenda items he's been waiting for years to be in a position to push through. The Republicans have not been in power for the past 25 years to push through everything they would want. We can all wish for more but the reality is that nobody can just snap their fingers and get what they want. It's not his fault that he weathered BO for 8 years.

There's reality and there's not cow-towing to a self-indulgent man child. It's beyond me why anyone bends over backward for him. Complaining about RINOs who almost entirely vote conservative is going to backfire at some point when someone like Collins loses to a democrat.

With Congress, the media, and probably the USSC, on his side, you will see Biden snap his fingers and get what he (or his handlers) want, over and over.

[fj1200]

You may have a short memory. I do not. McConnell wasn't "happy to push through" anything.

And, the Democrats seem to have no problem pushing through what they want. They just do it.

Let's stay on topic: McConnell. You keep trying to interject Trump. McConnell's comments absolve McConnell and deflect attention to a former President. Apparently, McConnell focused your attention as he intended.

You might want to review the thread. I don't care what McConnell said and wasn't paying any attention to it until trump threw another tantrum, but that's not really news either.

The facts in this thread are 1. trump is loyal to no one and is thus not deserving of loyalty. 2. McConnell pushed through an agenda that would not have gone as far without him.