'He's In A Tough Position': Mitch McConnell's Influence Wanes In Trump's GOP
10 months, 1 week ago

'He's In A Tough Position': Mitch McConnell's Influence Wanes In Trump's GOP

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell is widely known to be a cunning, Machiavellian tactician who maximizes his party’s power in the Senate to accomplish hugely consequential conservative victories, including a right-wing Supreme Court majority that may last for decades. A bill that paired foreign aid with conservative border policy got even less GOP support — just 4 votes — after Trump urged Republicans to kill it, despite months of negotiations with Democrats that McConnell blessed last year. Obviously with a Democratic president and a Democratic Senate, our negotiators had to deal with them.” He added that the “politics changed” since then, as Trump romped to victories in early GOP presidential nominating states and urged Republicans to reject the deal so he could continue blaming Democrats for border problems in November’s general election. “They have some challenges as a conference, and it’s not obvious to me that they’ll be able to pull it all back together.” One bright spot for McConnell and GOP leadership is that next year they stand a good chance of retaking the Senate majority. As retiring Sen. Joe Manchin’s seat in West Virginia is vey likely to flip, a GOP pickup in either Montana or Ohio, two red states where Trump is popular, would give the party a majority.

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Mitch McConnell warns Trump against four years of ‘right-wing isolationism’
1 week ago

Mitch McConnell warns Trump against four years of ‘right-wing isolationism’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mitch McConnell, the retiring Senate minority leader, has warned Donald …

Mitch McConnell gets standing ovation after speech with indirect swipe at Trump
2 weeks ago

Mitch McConnell gets standing ovation after speech with indirect swipe at Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Within the party Ronald Reagan once led so capably, it is increasingly fashionable to …

MAGA congresswoman turns on McConnell on Fox News: He's done 'more harm' than Schumer
1 month, 1 week ago

MAGA congresswoman turns on McConnell on Fox News: He's done 'more harm' than Schumer

Raw Story  

A MAGA congresswoman turned on a senior member of her party Monday night when asked on Fox News about the state of the race to become the next Senate majority leader. After fending off a challenge for her seat in November, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna joined "The Ingraham Angle" and was asked by host Laura Ingraham her thoughts on the …

Mitch McConnell was the true architect of Trump’s second term
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mitch McConnell was the true architect of Trump’s second term

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As the vote count at the Republican National Convention in …

'Mitch McConnell is why': Rage mounts as Trump victory looks more likely
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Mitch McConnell is why': Rage mounts as Trump victory looks more likely

Raw Story  

As former President Donald Trump drew closer to reclaiming the White House — despite a criminal conviction, authoritarian threats against "enemies," former allies who reported he praised Nazis, signs of cognitive decline and a running mate who says people without children are sociopaths — his critics cast angry glares at one person. "Reminder that Trump would just be an angry …

Mitch McConnell throws other Republicans under bus in attempt to excuse attacks on Trump
2 months ago

Mitch McConnell throws other Republicans under bus in attempt to excuse attacks on Trump

Raw Story  

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell responded to reports on withering criticism he leveled at Donald Trump which was revealed Thursday in a forthcoming biography. Michael Tackett, deputy Washington bureau chief of The Associated Press, wrote in his new book, "The Price of Power," that McConnell had called the former president “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” a “despicable human being” …

McConnell defends past Trump comments: ‘We are all on the same team now’
2 months, 1 week ago

McConnell defends past Trump comments: ‘We are all on the same team now’

Politico  

McConnell made the disparaging comments about the former president leading up to the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Trump was making a bid to overturn the 2020 election. The Kentucky Republican said Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” and a “despicable human being” in private remarks that were recorded, according to the Associated Press …

Mitch McConnell Shakes Hands With Trump, Putting Their Feud Behind Them
6 months, 1 week ago

Mitch McConnell Shakes Hands With Trump, Putting Their Feud Behind Them

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to bury the hatchet with former President Donald Trump on Thursday, giving him a warm reception as he spoke on Capitol Hill with Senate Republicans about the GOP agenda and the 2024 election. @realDonaldTrump is greeted by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., …

McConnell, back in Kentucky, talks about life in the Senate after leaving longtime leadership post
8 months, 2 weeks ago

McConnell, back in Kentucky, talks about life in the Senate after leaving longtime leadership post

Associated Press  

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. — For nearly two decades, Mitch McConnell’s only job uncertainty hinged on whether he’d serve as Senate majority or minority leader after the next election. “And I’m certainly not leaving the Senate and still have a lot of interest in the issues that are before us.” Topping his to-do list: fighting back against what he sees as his …

McConnell endorses Trump calling him ‘responsible’ for insurrection
9 months, 2 weeks ago

McConnell endorses Trump calling him ‘responsible’ for insurrection

The Independent  

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McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for ‘disgraceful’ Jan. 6, 2021, attack
9 months, 2 weeks ago

McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for ‘disgraceful’ Jan. 6, 2021, attack

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president on Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround from the onetime critic who blamed the then-president for “disgraceful” acts in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack but now supports his bid to return to the White House. McConnell said, “It should come as no surprise that as nominee, he will have …

McConnell, who once blamed Trump for ‘disgraceful’ Jan. 6 attack, endorses him for president
9 months, 2 weeks ago

McConnell, who once blamed Trump for ‘disgraceful’ Jan. 6 attack, endorses him for president

LA Times  

Then-President Trump and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell onstage at a campaign rally in Lexington, Ky., in 2019. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president on Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround from the onetime critic who blamed the then-president for “disgraceful” acts in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack but now supports his bid to return to the …

McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack
9 months, 2 weeks ago

McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House — having once called the defeated president “morally responsible” for the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. “I’m encouraging the Republican Party to unite behind …

US elections: McConnell weighs endorsing Trump in a stark turnaround since Jan 6 Capitol riot
9 months, 2 weeks ago

US elections: McConnell weighs endorsing Trump in a stark turnaround since Jan 6 Capitol riot

New Indian Express  

Taken together, it lays bare the lengths that McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader and an ever-calculating politician, will go as he works to win back Republican control of the Senate in what could be among his final acts in power. In the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, key Republicans, including McConnell, signalled unequivocally they were …

Inside Mitch McConnell’s Season of Losses
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside Mitch McConnell’s Season of Losses

Politico  

Yet McConnell’s political thunderbolt less than three months into the year was hardly just the decision of an old man recognizing it was time to go. Donald Trump, a person he despises and wrongly concluded was finished after the January 6 riot, is about to reclaim the nomination of the party McConnell loves for the third straight election; that same …

Senate Democrats Have Mixed Feelings About Mitch McConnell Stepping Down
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Senate Democrats Have Mixed Feelings About Mitch McConnell Stepping Down

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been a scourge for Democrats, a Supreme Court seat-stealer who voted to acquit Donald Trump for inciting an insurrection in his attempt to remain president. “Watching the latest craziness around funding for Ukraine and passing the budget leaves me worried that, while I’m no fan of McConnell’s, we could …

Why Mitch McConnell is done leading Senate Republicans—but isn’t retiring.
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Mitch McConnell is done leading Senate Republicans—but isn’t retiring.

Slate  

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Wednesday that he would not seek another term as Republican leader, ending a record stretch as the longest-serving party leader in Senate history. While some view their early 80s as a time to renew their tenures atop American politics, McConnell acknowledged in a floor speech that his recent 82nd birthday reminded him that …

As some call for his ouster, McConnell pushes back on GOP critics: ‘They’ve had their shot’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

As some call for his ouster, McConnell pushes back on GOP critics: ‘They’ve had their shot’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After months of negotiations and delays, the Senate on Thursday voted to move forward on legislation that would provide wartime aid to Ukraine and Israel. He added in another post, “Senate GOP leadership screwed this up — and screwed us.” While McConnell’s job isn’t immediately in danger, and the vast majority of the conference still supports him, the …

McConnell loses the plot to Trump on Ukraine and immigration
10 months, 4 weeks ago

McConnell loses the plot to Trump on Ukraine and immigration

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But on Wednesday, Punchbowl News reported that Mr McConnell told the Senate Republican conference …

Mitch McConnell, standing apart in a changing GOP, digs in on his decades-long push against Russia
1 year, 1 month ago

Mitch McConnell, standing apart in a changing GOP, digs in on his decades-long push against Russia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell often tells the story of a letter that his father, a foot soldier in World War II, wrote to his mother while he was stationed in Eastern Europe in 1945, as the United States was liberating the region from Nazi rule. He called the Ukraine aid, which Biden has asked Congress to pass as part of …

Opinion: Republican villains are making the GOP an unindicted co-conspirator in Trump's attack on democracy
1 year, 4 months ago

Opinion: Republican villains are making the GOP an unindicted co-conspirator in Trump's attack on democracy

LA Times  

History will not be kind to former President Trump’s enablers, including Sen. Ted Cruz, pictured at last year’s Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas. “Every time bad news comes out about Hunter or Joe Biden,” Cruz said, “you can set a stopwatch & within hours, some clown goes & indicts Donald Trump again.” Right, and the dozens of grand jurors …

McConnell in Winter: Inside the GOP Leader’s Attempt to Thwart Trump
1 year, 4 months ago

McConnell in Winter: Inside the GOP Leader’s Attempt to Thwart Trump

Politico  

“I wasn’t thinking of it in that way,” he said, “I was thinking of it in terms of the reservations the previous president seemed to have, and has expressed in his current campaign.” From the Senate floor and Washington fundraisers to awards banquets and congressional delegation trips overseas, Addison Mitchell McConnell is on what could be his final political mission. …

Mitch McConnell is blowing off Trump as he eyes 2024 election
1 year, 7 months ago

Mitch McConnell is blowing off Trump as he eyes 2024 election

Raw Story  

Now that he is back at work after a rehab stint following a fall, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is working feverishly to line up candidates for U.S. Senate seats he thinks are within reach in the 2024 election before Donald Trump can intercede like he did in the 2022 midterms to disastrous results for the GOP. According to a …

Mitch McConnell’s refusal to join in the sound and fury around Trump arrest says everything
1 year, 8 months ago

Mitch McConnell’s refusal to join in the sound and fury around Trump arrest says everything

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At the moment, Mr McConnell has …

Trump launches fresh McConnell attack with claim the 'Democrats must have something really big on' him
1 year, 11 months ago

Trump launches fresh McConnell attack with claim the 'Democrats must have something really big on' him

Raw Story  

On the day after Christmas -- during which Donald Trump spent a considerable amount of time raging at his critics while proclaiming “The USA is dying from within!!!” -- he launched a new broadside at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that included both racist comments and accusations of corruption. Last week the longtime Republican leader took some shots at the …

Mitch McConnell Says Trump's Political Clout Has 'Diminished'
2 years ago

Mitch McConnell Says Trump's Political Clout Has 'Diminished'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In one of his harshest attacks to date on Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the former president’s clout has “diminished” and called him harmful to the Republican Party. Trump has created a view of Republicans as “nasty and tended toward chaos,” McConnell said in an interview earlier this week with NBC News in his …

McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: ‘Not going anywhere’
2 years, 1 month ago

McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: ‘Not going anywhere’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized after a disappointing performance in the midterm elections that kept Senate control with Democrats. “I think everybody in our conference agrees we want to give it our best shot.” At a GOP senators lunch …

McConnell faces challenge from Scott as GOP senators regroup
2 years, 1 month ago

McConnell faces challenge from Scott as GOP senators regroup

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate Republicans were meeting behind closed doors Wednesday as Republican …

Mitch McConnell is to blame for Republicans’ flop in the Senate, but not for the reasons conservatives think
2 years, 1 month ago

Mitch McConnell is to blame for Republicans’ flop in the Senate, but not for the reasons conservatives think

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters cried …

Trump serves Election Day notice to Mitch McConnell
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump serves Election Day notice to Mitch McConnell

Raw Story  

According to a report from the New York Times, on election day 2022, Donald Trump served notice to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that he wants him gone from the Republican Party leadership should the former president be re-elected president in 2024. During an interview with Fox News, the former president gave an enthusiastic thumbs up to House Minority Leader …

Mitch McConnell has laid bare the Republicans’ candidate problem
2 years, 4 months ago

Mitch McConnell has laid bare the Republicans’ candidate problem

The Independent  

In the past few days, Mitch McConnell, the leading Republican in the Senate, has articulated a problem that could come back to bite the GOP in November’s midterm elections. “Candidate quality.” In terms of pure numbers, with the Republicans needing a net gain of just one seat – as McConnell points out – the task of taking control of the …

Trump vs. McConnell: Latest round between GOP heavyweights has the highest stakes yet
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump vs. McConnell: Latest round between GOP heavyweights has the highest stakes yet

NPR  

Trump vs. McConnell: Latest round between GOP heavyweights has the highest stakes yet Enlarge this image toggle caption Stefani Reynolds/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images Stefani Reynolds/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Russian threat to Ukraine has Washington on edge. "Mitch McConnell does not speak for the Republican Party and does not represent the views of the vast majority of its voters," Trump …

Republican rift exposes choice: With Trump or against him
2 years, 10 months ago

Republican rift exposes choice: With Trump or against him

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Senate Republicans blame the Republican National Committee. The Republican rift over a symbolic RNC vote to censure Trump’s two GOP House critics has exposed in stark contrast the competing forces fighting to control the party. Instead of fighting President Joe Biden’s agenda, the former president said, McConnell “bails out the radical left and the RINOs” — shorthand …

Mike Pence and Mitch McConnell have a Donald Trump problem (Opinion)
3 years, 2 months ago

Mike Pence and Mitch McConnell have a Donald Trump problem (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael D’Antonio is the author of the book “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success” and co-author, with Peter Eisner, of the book “High Crimes: The Corruption, Impunity, and Impeachment of Donald Trump.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Trump has called McConnell “very bad for the Republican Party,” but, according to the …

Trump Rips Mitch McConnell For Not Being Loyal Enough To Keep Him President
3 years, 5 months ago

Trump Rips Mitch McConnell For Not Being Loyal Enough To Keep Him President

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump continued his attack Monday on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, baselessly saying that the Kentucky Republican could have somehow kept him in office and yet chose not to. The election saw record turnout and was considered the most secure in American history, with former Trump loyalist and then-Attorney General William Barr publicly pushing back against …

Mitch McConnell is telling on himself and his party. Democrats don’t want to hear it
3 years, 6 months ago

Mitch McConnell is telling on himself and his party. Democrats don’t want to hear it

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asked today by conservative radio host …

Still angry at McConnell, Trump calls for new Republican leader
3 years, 7 months ago

Still angry at McConnell, Trump calls for new Republican leader

Al Jazeera  

The former president continues his criticism of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as the party eyes its prospects for 2022 elections. Former President Donald Trump kept up his attack on US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday, saying Republicans would do well to find a new leader if they hope to take back the Senate in 2022. Asked about …

McConnell says he’d support Trump if he wins 2024 nomination
3 years, 9 months ago

McConnell says he’d support Trump if he wins 2024 nomination

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Less than a month after excoriating Donald Trump in a blistering floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would “absolutely” support the former president again if he secured the Republican nomination in 2024. Should be a wide open race.” But when directly asked if he would support Trump again were he to win the …

Trump lashes out at McConnell as Republican rift deepens
3 years, 10 months ago

Trump lashes out at McConnell as Republican rift deepens

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump slams Republican legislator Mitch McConnell, who has blamed former US president for Capitol riot. In the latest example of a growing rift in the United States Republican Party following the impeachment of Donald Trump, the former US president on Tuesday lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “The people who stormed this building believed they were acting …

Mitch McConnell’s big bet: Trump is not the future of the GOP
3 years, 10 months ago

Mitch McConnell’s big bet: Trump is not the future of the GOP

Al Jazeera  

In an effort to set up the Republican Party for long-term success, he has magnified intraparty tensions. “Former President Trump’s actions that preceded the riot were a disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty.” A deeper look at McConnell’s actions reveals a more nuanced take: it is a premeditated long-game strategy to position the Republican Party – leaderless and facing internal strategic …

Senator Mitch McConnell, most powerful Republican in US Congress, privately backs Donald Trump's impeachment
3 years, 11 months ago

Senator Mitch McConnell, most powerful Republican in US Congress, privately backs Donald Trump's impeachment

Firstpost  

The Senate Majority Leader’s assessment comes on the eve of a House vote to formally charge Trump for his role in whipping up a mob of his supporters who stormed the Capitol Senator Mitch McConnell has concluded that President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses and believes that Democrats’ move to impeach him will make it easier to purge Trump from …

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