Posted on 02/28/2024 9:37:49 AM PST by Enlightened1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.
McConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a place where he looked in awe from its back benches in 1985 when he arrived and where he grew increasingly comfortable in the front row seat afforded the party leaders.
“One of life’s most underappreciated talents is to know when it’s time to move on to life’s next chapter,” he said in prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press. “So I stand before you today ... to say that this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate.”
His decision punctuates a powerful ideological transition underway in the Republican Party, from Ronald Reagan’s brand of traditional conservatism and strong international alliances, to the fiery, often isolationist populism of former President Donald Trump.
McConnell said he plans to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027, “albeit from a different seat in the chamber.” Aides said McConnell’s announcement about the leadership post was unrelated to his health. The Kentucky senator had a concussion from a fall last year and two public episodes where his face briefly froze while he was speaking.
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What did Rounds do that was liberal?
Talking heads say his name will be John. Either Thune, Cornyn or Barrasso.
Why wait? He needs to step down now.
He is waiting till November? I guess there is still stuff he needs to help Chuck Schumer and the democrats with. Plus there is an election and the democrats are probably going all out lawless. The GOP in the Senate needs to be kept out of their way and Mitch is their man.
I agree about Rand Paul 1000%
Turdle was re-elected to the Senate in 2020.
He’s only stepping down as the Minority Leader. He doesn’t leave the Senate until January, 2027.
From November, 2024 until then, the Turdle will likely be sipping bourbon and cooking up back room treachery out of the limelight.
Good riddance to this swamp rat and stinkin globalist RINo.
please go away now and take Nimrata with you!
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AP (Always Propaganda) showed their true colors herein:
“when McConnell refused to abide Trump’s lie that the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president was the product of fraud. “
“ Against long odds he managed to secure 22 Republican votes for the package now being considered by the House.”
> what a lie - globalists own 35-40 of the RINO senate swamp.
AP still sux
GET OUT NOW TURTLE!
You don’t mess with a Senate seat.
That’s progress. In less than one years time both McCarthy and McConnell will have been replaced.
-PJ
My last tagline was “Time to get rid of the 3 McStooges!”
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
“I still have enough gas in my tank to thoroughly disappoint my critics,”
I like him !!!
Where on earth did that come from? He hasn’t expressed an iota of a wish to pass on.(Gasdoctor)
Mitch is a classical RINO. He says he is not interested in passing on , but YOU KNOW HOW A RINO WILL LIE.Assisted or facilitated, makes no difference as long as it happens soon.
Paxton is lethal and that’s what is needed to clean up the DOJ and it’s only for four years.
THANK GOD!!! Although I would prefer he step down now.
That's why I think we need a creature of DC in there.
-PJ
We have to look at Cruz as a USSC replacement at some point.
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