Donald Trump trashes Mitch McConnell as ‘a dour, sullen and unsmiling political hack’

Former President Donald Trump was convinced by aides to delete a line from his blistering attack on Mitch McConnell which accused the Senate minority leader of having ‘too many chins but not enough smarts’, according to reports. Trump lashed out at McConnell on Tuesday through his Save America PAC, calling the Republican Party’s most senior … Read more

Mitch McConnell claims Trump was solely responsible for MAGA riot AFTER voting to clear him

Mitch McConnell launches all-out attack on Trump AFTER voting to clear him: GOP leader says ex-president could be sued or prosecuted and was solely responsible for MAGA riot – but trial was unconstitutional Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell launched a fiery attack on Donald Trump Saturday after already voting to acquit the former president  McConnell … Read more

Mitch McConnell wil vote to ACQUIT Donald Trump in sign that ex-president will escape conviction

House Democratic impeachment managers threw last-minute drama into President Donald Trump’s impeachment, saying Saturday they want to call GOP Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler for testimony about her stunning claims about what Trump said his supporters were ransacking the Capitol.  Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead House impeachment manager, said he wanted to depose Rep.  Herrera … Read more

Mitch McConnell says Donald Trump ‘PROVOKED’ US Capitol riots

Mitch McConnell denounced Donald Trump Tuesday, saying that the president was responsible for ‘provoking’ the MAGA mob who stormed the Capitol and murdered a police officer. ‘The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people,’ the majority leader said on the Senate floor. ‘They tried to use fear and … Read more

Mitch McConnell says Donald Trump ‘PROVOKED’ the MAGA riot in dramatic denunciation of president

Mitch McConnell denounced Donald Trump Tuesday, saying that the president was responsible for ‘provoking’ the MAGA mob who stormed the Capitol and murdered a police officer. ‘The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people,’ the majority leader said on the Senate floor. ‘They tried to use fear and … Read more

Mitch McConnell says Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial would begin on Biden’s inauguration day

House Rep. Ted Lieu of California announced on his Twitter feed on Saturday that 180 members of Congress have signed as co-sponsors of the article of impeachment that he helped draft alongside fellow House Reps. Jamie Raskin and David Cicilline House Democrats on Monday will circulate an article of impeachment charging President Trump with ‘incitement … Read more

McConnell says Trump demand to overturn election a ‘poisonous path’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell absolutely shamed his Republican colleagues for mounting challenges to the Electoral College calling it a ‘poisonous path,’ which would put democracy in a ‘death spiral.’   McConnell also made clear that he did not believe there was any evidence of widespread voter fraud, as President Donald Trump has claimed.    ‘We’re debating a … Read more

Mitch McConnell says EVERY vote must be counted as Pat Toomey calls out Trump

Thank you very much. Good evening.  I’d like to update the American people with our efforts to protect the election.  If you count the legal vote, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. If you count the votes that came in late, we’re looking … Read more

Mitch McConnell says EVERY vote must be counted in veiled rebuke to Trump

Thank you very much. Good evening.  I’d like to update the American people with our efforts to protect the election.  If you count the legal vote, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. If you count the votes that came in late, we’re looking … Read more

2020 Latest: McConnell says it will take time to count…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is discounting President Donald Trump’s early claim that he’d already ‘won’ the election, saying doing so is different that completing a count. McConnell, a seasoned Republican operator who has served in the Senate for 36 years and taken his party through razor-thin recounts and just won reelection, told reporters it will … Read more