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

With McConnell’s endorsement of Trump, it gives the green light to other remaining skeptical Republicans — and the deep-pocketed donors who fuel campaigns — to fall in line despite any reservations they may have about a return to the Trump era.

After the Jan. 6 attack of the Capitol, McConnell issued a grave rebuke of Trump’s behavior, blaming the defeated president for spreading “wild” claims of a stolen election.

While McConnell refused to convict Trump in the Senate trial on House impeachment charges of inciting the insurrection at the Capitol, which could have left him ineligible to serve again as president, he warned that Trump was not immune from civil or criminal prosecution once he left the White House.

fossilesque ,
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I hope whatever disease he clearly has is painful and compounding.

Cobrachickenwing ,

Trump will dump his ass on the street like the whore he is.

ech ,

During the transition, AOC got a lot of right-wing attention for saying all the supportive Trump tweets and comments should be backed up so these asshats couldn't pretend they never supported the man. She was quickly proved right as a lot of them started distancing from Trump, and now we see the additional reversal as they try to weasel their way back into his camp.

redhydride ,

We're are now entering the banana republic stage of late-stage capitalism

resetbypeer ,

As a European, I hope my American friends will do their upmost best to ensure Diaper Don does not get elected for the sake of democracy and humanity. We are at the brink of a timeline that resembles a lot like the 1930s, and wish we are not going to relive those times again.

krashmo ,

It doesn't matter if he gets elected or not. Enough people support the kind of fascistic nationalism that he represents that we will have to deal with it eventually. History says that voting will not be sufficient. We should all prepare ourselves for that.

It should also be noted that this is not limited to America. Fascism is gaining ground all over the world, especially in the West. I believe that's largely due to traditional politicians being unwilling or unable to address the concerns of their voters but ultimately the cause is largely irrelevant. We are all going to have to remember the lessons of history in one way or another.

cheese_greater ,

This so much. Neoliberalism has made a husk out of our societies and lots of folks are getting left in the dust. I shudder to think of the challenges young folks will face in lifting themselves up and out of their birthtraps

Infynis ,
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He blames Trump for the fact that it failed. Everything else, he was on board with

zerkrazus ,

As per usual, they talk trash but they all kneel and kiss the ring at the end of the day. Fuck Trump and fuck McConnell too.

originalucifer ,
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theres no difference between these 2 evil fucks, except mCfuckface is smarter. they both do whatever will benefit them personally at the cost of literally anyone else.

their opinions and preferences could not be farther from the public good

girlfreddy OP ,
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While McConnell refused to convict Trump in the Senate trial on House impeachment charges of inciting the insurrection at the Capitol, which could have left him (Trump) ineligible to serve again as president ...

So McConnell could have stopped this whole shit show a while back, but didn't because why?????

NegativeLookBehind ,
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Because their Russian boss would not have liked that.

JoMiran ,
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I don't believe McConnell is or has ever been a Russian asset. He's evil all on his own and doesn't need further incentive.

ObviouslyNotBanana ,
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Yep. I think his goals align with Russias' sometimes. That's it.

JoMiran ,
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Did you forget about the SCOTUS bullshit?

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