Mitch McConnell threw a 30-minute hissy fit on the Senate floor after being called out for helping Russia hack elections
accept. At the same time, the senator from Kentucky doesn’t like when people accurately call him out for stonewalling any and all attempts to actually protect Democracy. It really gets him steamed up! And so, after thean op-ed denouncing McConnell for systematically preventing the U.S. “from defending ourselves,” and saying that he “is, arguably more than any other American, doing Russian President’s bidding,” well, Mitch had no choice but to throw a massive conniption on the Senate floor.
Defending his decision to block the latest election-security bill, McConnell lashed out at the media for suggesting, correctly, that his actions are helping Russia, accusing it of participating in “modern-day McCarthyism” to “smear” his record. “The outrage industrial complex doesn’t let a little thing like reality get in their way,” McConnell complained in a nearly 30-minute rant. “They saw the perfect opportunity to distort and tell lies and fuel the flames of partisan hatred, and so they did.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
Mitch McConnell lashes out after he's accused of being Russian sympathizer
Baca lebih lajut »
McConnell tries to defend himself from 'Moscow Mitch' criticismsA Washington Post columnist described Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as 'a Russian asset.' It clearly touched a nerve.
Baca lebih lajut »
'This modern-day McCarthyism is toxic': McConnell defends blocking election bills after critics called him 'Moscow Mitch''This modern-day McCarthyism is toxic': McConnell defends blocking election bills after critics called him 'Moscow Mitch,' then MoscowMitchMcTreason trended.
Baca lebih lajut »
McConnell accuses media outlets of 'modern-day McCarthyism'Mitch McConnell accuses media outlets of “modern day McCarthyism” after facing criticism for blocking an election-security bill
Baca lebih lajut »
McConnell Calls Accusations That He’s a Russian Asset ‘Modern-Day McCarthyism’Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday launched into a scathing speech on the Senate floor, defending himself against accusations that he aided Russian efforts to meddle in the 2020 elections by opposing an election-security bill that only one House Republican voted for."Over the last several
Baca lebih lajut »