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Trump calls for McConnell to be ousted as GOP leader ‘immediately’
The HIll ^ | 08/24/22 7:34 PM ET | BY BRAD DRESS

Posted on 08/24/2022 8:43:31 PM PDT by RandFan

Former President Trump on Wednesday called on Republicans to boot Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) from his post as Senate minority leader, accusing the senator of being a “pawn for the Democrats.”

In a statement, Trump cited a Wednesday story from The Federalist about McConnell and his wife Elaine Chao’s alleged ties to China in calling for the senator’s ouster from his longtime leadership post.

“Mitch McConnell is not an Opposition Leader, he is a pawn for the Democrats to get whatever they want,” Trump said in his statement. “He is afraid of them, and will not do what has to be done. A new Republican Leader in the Senate should be picked immediately!”

Trump has feuded with McConnell, who he has dubbed “Old Crow,” since the Senate leader denounced the former president in Congress for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Over the weekend, the former president slammed McConnell for making remarks last week about “candidate quality,” in a reference to Republicans running for Senate, a number of whom were hand-picked by Trump. McConnell has said the race for Senate control in November will be close

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: breaking; brucecampbellschin; scrolldown; trump
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1 posted on 08/24/2022 8:43:31 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

PDJT must know something about the FBI situation.


2 posted on 08/24/2022 8:48:36 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Steely Tom

Trump has crossed the Rubicon. Pray for his safety and for his success in removing this traitor from his leadership position.


3 posted on 08/24/2022 8:49:47 PM PDT by imabadboy99
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And if Mitch stays, then what?


4 posted on 08/24/2022 8:51:23 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: imabadboy99

In a world that still had a shred of honer and decency McTurtle would step down now and let the KY Gov. pick his replacmant. ( A Trump approved replacement of coaurse).


5 posted on 08/24/2022 8:52:18 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: proust

What if a Freeper didn’t cower and act like a squish? Then what?


6 posted on 08/24/2022 8:53:19 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: RandFan
Let the hand wringing begin in earnest!


7 posted on 08/24/2022 8:55:10 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

What is the correlation between what Mitch does and what a Freeper does?


8 posted on 08/24/2022 8:55:16 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: RandFan

Great idea, not happening and of course Trump knows that. He also knows how to stay “front of the mind” with the public.


9 posted on 08/24/2022 8:56:32 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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Don’t hold your breath.

93% of the Senate hates Trump, and anything he says, they will do the opposite, out of spite.


10 posted on 08/24/2022 8:56:45 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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11 posted on 08/24/2022 8:57:15 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: central_va

KY has a Donk governor


12 posted on 08/24/2022 8:58:59 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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To: central_va

If you’re unable to communicate, don’t reply to me.


13 posted on 08/24/2022 8:59:19 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: imabadboy99
Pray for his safety and for his success in removing this traitor from his leadership position.

I want to see Mitch removed and tried for selling us out to China.

14 posted on 08/24/2022 9:03:18 PM PDT by Bullish (Rot'sa Ruck America. )
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To: RandFan

My main beef with McConnell is that he uses his well funded PAC to make RINO’s the Republican candidate in most Senate races. His continuing support of Murkowski is particularly outrageous.


15 posted on 08/24/2022 9:03:23 PM PDT by lasereye ( )
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To: RandFan

Does PDJT have a better (and viable) option?
I sure hope so
I am just asking is all, thanks


16 posted on 08/24/2022 9:03:28 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (“Politicians are not born. They're excreted.” Marcus Tillius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: RandFan

Where are all of the Mitch McConnell supporters?

Defend your man. Remind us of how McConnell kept Garland off the SCOTUS. McConnell is your hero. Speak up!


17 posted on 08/24/2022 9:05:03 PM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: RandFan

But why not wait? Because you have to start to make the case, build pressure and build support. It’s not going to happen if you wait and do nothing.


18 posted on 08/24/2022 9:09:37 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: RandFan

I do not trust professional career politicians. We desperately need more outsiders who actually lived and worked in private sector America. It should be a law or prerequisite for running for office.


19 posted on 08/24/2022 9:13:43 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: All

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The issue in the Senate, FBi, and DoJ is - he’s only here for a few years, and we can keep him pinned down and neutralized for a few years anyway.

They run out the clock.

They feel Senators and 10 yr FBi heads are the real leaders.

They let Lindsey Graham bypass seniority (to take the chair) so he could promise to do this and that and postpone votes and growl into cameras while he was actually escorting Joe Biden into power.

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20 posted on 08/24/2022 9:16:37 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad .at Joe Biden)
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