Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell just officially turned his back on Donald Trump, and by extension his supporters.
The (for now) Senate Majority Leader accused the President of provoking the breach of the capitol on January 6th by feeding his supporters “lies.”
Via Reuters:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican, of provoking the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
“The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people,” McConnell said in a speech on the Senate floor.
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The U.S. House of Representatives last Wednesday impeached Trump for a second time. The Senate has yet to schedule a trial to determine Trump’s guilt or innocence.
McConnell last week said he would listen to the arguments presented during the Senate trial before deciding how to vote on the impeachment charge of inciting an insurrection that resulted in the siege of the Capitol.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, who is poised to become Senate majority leader in coming days, said in a Senate speech that Trump “is a threat to our constitutional order whether he is in or out of office.”
Trump’s term as president ends on Wednesday when President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in.
Schumer added that if Trump is convicted, the Senate would then vote on barring him from running again for president.
The Republican party and it’s leadership is beyond redemption.
When Democrats gain power they march in lockstep to get things done while Republicans form circular firing squads.
They are weak and spineless and it is clear the official GOP wants nothing to do with Donald Trump or his supporters.
They of course want our votes, but they do not care a whit about our interests our our needs.
It is way past time for the GOP to die and time for a new major political party in America.
