Posted on 02/20/2025 9:20:11 AM PST by Morgana
Sen. Mitch McConnell, 83, announced on Thursday that he will not be seeking reelection to the Senate.
'Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,' McConnell said on the Senate floor.
'Every day in between I've been humbled by the trust they've placed in me to do their business right here,' he said.
Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. I will not seek this honor an eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last,' he continued.
McConnell, the longest-serving GOP Senate leader, first entered the Senate in 1985, but he has been battling a string of health issues and multiple falls in recent years.
He also has earned the ire of Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters after a years-long feud.
McConnell voted against three of Trump's top Cabinet picks in recent weeks: Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert Kennedy Jr.
He was the only Republican to vote against the confirmation of Gabbard and RFK Jr., spurring MAGA loyalists to call for his resignation.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Oh noes!!!!
BYE
You mean, “…my fellow Chinese Communists…”.
“Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,’ McConnell said on the Senate floor. “
I think they just wanted him out of Kentucky
Resignation would be better.
So he’s free to be an absolute dick towards Trump through 2026 (if he makes it that long).
Best news I’ve heard so far today. Good riddance to McTurtle.
Pneumonia would be better.
Resign, Mitch
BREAKING NEWS Mitch McConnell filmed walking across the aisle WITHOUT falling down
“’Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,’ McConnell said on the Senate floor.”
And look how you’ve treated them, Sen. Turtle. Kentucky voters must have battered wife syndrome from putting up with you these many years.
I thought I had heard this a while ago. Maybe it was just a dream.
I want him Rico’d.
Thank God!
With McConnell gone, Murkowski won’t run for re-election. She needed McConnell’s money to beat back the conservative in the top 4 rank-choice run-off. I don’t think we ever got a vote from Murkowski when her vote mattered.
Sue Collins is another matter. She represents a blue state. She has to be careful with votes. But, she has come through for our side on selected votes.
“McConnell, the longest-serving GOP Senate leader, first entered the Senate in 1985”
There are age limits for commercial pilots.....if it’s good enough for them it’s good enough for senators and congressmen.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.