Yep, he's made good use of his ringside seat, hasn't he?
Posted on 11/18/2024 3:55:54 AM PST by DFG
Donald Trump's MAGA faithful were outraged after it was leaked that Mitch McConnell hatched a plot to stall his Cabinet nominations in the Senate.
The backlash began after a now-deleted tweet from New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer claimed McConnell told colleagues 'there will be no recess appointments' for the president-elect's cabinet members.
'Message to Trump Team: "There will be no recess appointments" Sen. Mitch McConnell said tonight at a Washington gathering,' Mayer wrote on X at around 8 pm Sunday.
Trump has promised to use the strategy to defy Congressional oversight and bypass the Senate confirmation process when appointing people to senior administration positions.
He has demanded that the incoming GOP Senate leader back his use of recess appointments. McConnell recently stepped down from his position as GOP leader in the Senate and was replaced by South Dakota Senator John Thune.
Still, the 82-year-old McConnell seemed confident about his prediction. It's unclear if he will run for re-election in 2026 at 84 and could feel less influenced by his desire to keep his seat.
Mayer has since deleted the tweet without explanation, but not before it caused commotion among Trump supporters, who suspected something was foul was afoot.
Senator Mike Lee of Utah reiterated that 'McConnell is no longer the Senate GOP leader' before asking: 'Remember that time when McConnell decided he wouldn’t be speaking for Senate Republicans anymore?'
Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida was one elected official to publicly deny to missive from Meyer.
'Yes, there will,' Scott said bluntly in response to the Meyer tweet.
But Scott, who also ran for the Senate Majority spot, lost to Thune after a private vote Wednesday morning.
Outside Congress, many of Trump's biggest supporters suspected McConnell of wanting to sabotage the Trump agenda.
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McConnell is as bad as Biden, if not worse. He’s a hydrated corpse being run by puppetmasters.
People in KY seem to have no knowledge of his treachery.
Unfortunately for Mitch and the other power-hungry Never-Trumpers, Trump now knows how the game is played.
The Senate does not have “oversight” or a “confirmation process.”
It gives its “advice and consent.”
Senators like Mitch love to draw more authority unto themselves than is provided by the US Constitution.
McConnell is what he is but is it possible the NY Times reporter made this up?
Thune will just do it for Mitch by proxy.
The public needs to make the obstructionist Senators lives miserable until they realize who they are supposed to be working for.
“Thune will just do it for Mitch by proxy.”
Yes. Thune is a Mitch bitch.
His china comprised with his china wife
“It gives its “advice and consent.””
And if the Senate doesn’t “consent?”
There’s a reason it was deleted.
Chinese money makes Mitch the Bitch dance.
Glue antlers on their heads and drop them off in the woods?
That’s a great photo, isn’t it.:-)
>> That’s a great photo, isn’t it.
Some would say, “iconic”. And I would agree. :-)
McConnell is worse than Biden. Biden openly wears the enemy uniform. With Mitch, the phone call is coming from inside the house.
A more apt comparison can be made with Nancy pelosi. Trying to exercise power they promised to give up. And both look like pathetic has beens, lacking the grace to step aside and let the people who won their elections have their agenda.
Yep - Thune is a newer version of the swamp creature protecting the swamp
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