McConnell will endorse Trump to win Senate majority, colleague says | Mitch McConnell | The Guardian
It's an hour later and McConnell is bowing out!
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
Republican Senate leader, 'hell-bent on getting the majority', said to be ready to push principles aside in quest for political power
Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the US Senate, will "look past a load of shit" to endorse Donald Trump for president, a GOP colleague said.
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"He'll look past a load of shit to improve the path to the majority," the senator said, speaking anonymously to the Hill. "That'd be the one reason why Mitch would rise above principle and do the politically expedient thing … because he is hell-bent on getting the majority, and he'll make personal sacrifices for that."
McConnell is the only top leadership figure among Senate Republicans not to have endorsed Trump in his probable rematch with Joe Biden. He is reportedly negotiating how and when to do so.
John Thune, McConnell's number two, attracted criticism when he endorsed Trump, who he previously said was "inexcusable" for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election and incitement of the deadly January 6 attack on Congress in 2021.
Like Thune, McConnell voted to acquit Trump at his impeachment trial over January 6. But McConnell did excoriate Trump immediately afterwards.
Calling Trump "practically and morally responsible" for the attack, McConnell said the mob had "been fed wild falsehoods by the most powerful man on Earth because he was angry he lost an election".
"President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he's in office," McConnell added. "He didn't get away with anything yet."
But Trump has so far evaded accountability for January 6 - or for other election subversion, retaining classified information and paying hush money to an adult film star, the subjects of 91 criminal charges.
Nor have multimillion-dollar penalties in civil cases involving Trump's business affairs and a rape allegation a judge called "substantially true" significantly dented his standing.
Having won every primary vote, Trump is on the brink of securing the nomination.
Always brittle, the relationship between Trump and McConnell nonetheless paid off for Republicans when Trump was in the White House, particularly through the installation of three conservatives on the supreme court.
After January 6, though, the relationship fell apart. Trump regularly abused both McConnell and - in racist terms - his wife, Elaine Chao, who was transportation secretary until 7 January 2021, when she resigned.
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Trump and McConnell have reportedly not spoken in three years. Last week, referring to legislation passed since Biden entered the White House, Trump told a Fox News town hall: "I don't know that I can work with him. He gave away trillions of dollars that he didn't have to, trillions of dollars. He made it very easy for the Democrats."
Nonetheless, multiple reports suggest an endorsement is being negotiated, fueled by McConnell's desire to take back the Senate.
Another unnamed Republican told the Hill he did not think an endorsement "would be easy" for McConnell, "but he's a pragmatist and at the end, he'd rather have a Republican or Republican policies".
"There would be no other reason" for McConnell to endorse Trump than to boost Republicans' chances of retaking the chamber, the senator said. "I don't know if his political mind can overcome the personal [issues] enough. If anybody can do it, he can probably do it."
Thirty-two of 49 Senate Republicans have endorsed Trump. Holdouts include Joni Ernst of Iowa, the only leadership figure below McConnell not to have bent the knee. Ernst has spoken positively about Nikki Haley, Trump's last primary opponent, but has also refused to rule out a Trump endorsement.
McConnell has said he will support the eventual Republican nominee. On Tuesday, he declined to comment about speculation that he will soon back Trump.
McConnell Has Now Submitted His Resignation!
his space cadet episodes must be happening more frequently...
Maybe he's tired of sucking the mushroom too . . . . .
Yep..........no longer wants to be the head stick, the big cheese, the head honcho, the BBMFIC
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At least SOMEBODY realizes they're too old to continue.
This behavior is sickening. It is replete in the current GOP. The party has lost all semblance of integrity.
He is the definition of speaking out of both sides of one's mouth
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You might want to read the first comment before you go off half cocked just to get a dig at JBB
So what is the entire point of the article if JB allegedly knew McConnel was retiring? [deleted]
Why do you constantly say jbb is lying? That is not true. I can't believe those comments are allowed to stand.
oh good grief
Well, neither one of us can flag him now
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Hey that's not right. If you can't comment on his he shouldn't be allowed on yours
I agree...
Especially so since he has deleted at least twenty of my comments in his lousy groups based on their lousy red bix rules just in the last month. I do not do that...
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One has nothing to do with the other. Jbb should be able to comment in any group as long as he follows the RBR's of that group.
The comment flagging thing goes like this:
If someone flags a comment, they can no longer comment to that specific comment AND
If someone comments, they can not flag the comment they are responding to and only that comment
I hope that straightens things out!
I understand that. I think this still confuses a handful of people here.
He said his restriction email said he couldn't comment in Jim's articles or flag them. I'm just going by what JBB said.
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The restriction runs both ways. Both Jbb and Jim can not flag each other for now.
ummm....no he can't
look below
If you don't want your memes deleted, follow the reb box rules, Charger deleted mine for the same reason, the main difference is i owned up to it and admitted my mistake.
that's an interesting twist
No, that is contrary to your email to me!
You plainly told me that I am restricted from commenting on Just Jim's articles until sometime in April. You said nothing about me not being able to even flag him on my own articles, yet I cannot. And, he continues to troll my articles. Must I copy your email to me as proof? Sheesh...
No, you misunderstood. You both can comment to each other, but neither of you can flag each other.
Now let's end the meta.
You are wrong. It specifically said we are not to flag each other or each other's seeds. Period. Flagging the only thing that is gone.
Then it was a damn poor communication...
"You are now restricted from engaging with Just Jim NC TttH for 70 days; until Friday, April 26, 2024 at 1:45 pm.
Specifically, please do not:
<ul> <li><b>flag</b> any comment or article made by Just Jim NC TttH.</li>
</ul>
This is a mutual restriction - Just Jim NC TttH has the same restrictions.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Split Personality
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Nobody asked for or wanted your opinion!
Your flag against 3.1.17 was dismissed as PH responded already.
That's in contrast to the claim the headline makes.
Not just that, the headline states that McConnel will,
In comment number one the poster announces that McConnel will retire, so on it's face the article is a lie, [deleted]
Does it say when he will retire? Did you ever consider that the Turtle will endorse trmp as his last act of defiance?
Ya know....if you have nothing constructive to add why don't you just blow off?
[deleted,] what exactly in your opinion does " in quest for political power" Mean? exactly what power does he have retired? The entire article is a fucking lie.
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No, Mitch McConnell can both retire and also surrender his principles, if any, to vote Trump...
They aren't mutually exclusive, for Lying Mitch!
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So you're doing this again. You'll find something later that he said that you'll claim is absolute fact.
Regardless, what I quoted (from the article) goes against what the title claims.
No, McConnell can work for a gop Senate majority without even being in the Senate.
He never had any goid intention anyway!
Fuck the turtle. I hope the door hits him in his ass on the way out.
Guess we will have to wait and see since he is going to finish out his term and won't be going out the door till 2027
Meanwhile, getting back to something approaching the topic, I suspect that the Republicans will capture a few seats and take over the Senate, while hanging onto the House.