How about that Mitch McConnell, invoking what I will call the “I-word” in describing what took place on 1/6? He has called it a “violent insurrection” that Donald Trump incited with his fiery “take-back-the-government” rhetoric.
Well … the Senate Republican leader has found his long-lost voice.
He has rebuked the Republican National Committee for censuring two GOP House members — Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois — for serving on the select committee examining the 1/6 riot.
McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’ (msn.com)
“It was a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election from one administration to the next,” McConnell said Tuesday. Yes, i damn sure was all of that, Sen. McConnell.
You said so in an eloquent Senate floor speech a few weeks after the riot. Then you back away from all of that. You continued to support Donald Trump’s position as the leader of the GOP. Now, though, Trump has insulted McConnell perhaps once or twice too often.
I want McConnell to stand firm in his description of what took place and why it occurred. A mob of traitors stormed the Capitol Building seeking to overturn a fair election; they did so at the urging of Donald Trump.
The ex-Liar in Chief needs to be held accountable. The men and women charged with acting violently need to be prosecuted.
What’s more, Mitch McConnell and other Republican politicians need to stand for the rule of law.