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  • No, Mitch McConnell is not ready for retirement" "I am looking forward to returning to the Senate on Monday. We’ve got important business to tackle and big fights to win..."

    04/14/2023 8:25:43 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 26 replies
    Hotair ^ | 04/14/2023 | Karen Townsend
    AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite The Senate’s two-week recess ends on Monday. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will be back to work then. He made the announcement on Twitter, a nod to recent gossiping and speculation that he would retire after treatment for a concussion suffered when McConnell took a fall at a dinner event. McConnell is 81 years old so talk of retirement after his long career in public service is not out of the ordinary. McConnell fell during a dinner event in early March. He was hospitalized and treated for a concussion. He was moved to an inpatient...
  • McConnell to return to Senate Monday amid retirement rumors

    04/13/2023 3:58:31 PM PDT · by conservative98 · 59 replies
    Washington Times ^ | 4.13.23 | Susan Ferrechio
    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he’s returning to Congress Monday after a nearly six-week absence recovering from a concussion suffered in a fall. His arrival will be met by rumors of an impending retirement. A top McConnell aide told The Washington Times the Kentucky Republican “is not going anywhere,” and rejected reports in the media that suggest he’s stepping down.
  • Sources: GOP senators preparing for McConnell retirement

    04/13/2023 10:38:15 AM PDT · by ConservativeInPA · 121 replies
    The Spectator World ^ | April 13, 2023 | Cockburn
    Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has been out of the public eye for weeks, following a serious fall that hospitalized him. Now multiple sources confirm that Senators John Barrasso of North Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and John Thune of South Dakota are actively reaching out to fellow Republican senators in efforts to prepare for an anticipated leadership vote — a vote that would occur upon announcement that McConnell would be retiring from his duties as leader, and presumably the Senate itself. One source says that Cornyn has been particularly active in his preparations, taking fellow senators with whom he...
  • Mitch McConnell says he has no plans to step down as Senate GOP leader or retire: 'I'm at the top of my game'

    04/11/2023 5:28:42 AM PDT · by cotton1706 · 88 replies
    Insider ^ | 5/10/23 | Oma Seddiq
    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell shut down speculation about his retirement in a new interview on Sunday. "I'm still in the height of my career," the 79-year-old told local PBS station Kentucky Educational Television. "I'm at the top of my game."
  • Connor Sturgeon, Louisville Shooting Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

    04/10/2023 2:29:48 PM PDT · by conservative98 · 59 replies
    Heavy ^ | 4/10/23
    A Twitter profile that belonged to Sturgeon has also been taken down. According to The Daily Beast, the now-deleted Twitter account included, “posts in support of the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, as well as some criticism of police violence and of then-President Donald Trump,” alongside tweets about the NBA, sports and messages between friends. Sturgeon also appears to have been at one-point a frequent poster on Reddit. An account matching his Twitter and Instagram handle, csturg41, was suspended by Reddit after the shooting. Heavy viewed the account prior to it being taken down. Many of the posts, including...
  • 20 CONFIRMED INCIDENTS AND OPERATIONS: The DOZENS of Feds, FBI Agents and State Operatives Who Infiltrated the Trump Crowds on January 6th at the US Capitol and Led the Protests

    03/26/2023 1:48:34 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 23 replies
    The Gateway Pundit ^ | March 26, 2023 | Jim Hoft
    Dozens if not hundreds of government operatives infiltrated the protests at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Below is an ever expanding list of government operatives The Gateway Pundit and others identified working inside the massive Trump crowd at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Gateway Pundit continues to add to this list as we learn more about the planned and choreographed #FedSurrection. INCIDENT 1: The FBI infiltrated the Proud Boys — and their informant exonerated the Proud Boys of any conspiracy. In July 2022 TGP contributor Cara Castronuova released whistleblower documents, text messages, and audio transcripts...
  • Mid-Tier Donor Class Very Worried About Ron DeSantis 2024 Management Agenda

    March 25, 2023 | Sundance | 361 Comments Before getting to the latest developments regarding the worries of the mid-tier donor class within the republican apparatus, I want to provide some context for the overall Ron DeSantis (RdS) management agenda. I can trace the origin of the RdS 2024 scheme to an originating timeframe in late fall 2021. It may go back further than that, but it is at least in place by the late fall of 2021. That means that everything within the professional republican apparatus, those who manipulate the political events from the controlling wing of the republican...
  • Mitch McConnell says Trump’s ‘political clout has diminished,’ vows GOP will look for ‘quality candidates’

    03/17/2023 9:35:57 PM PDT · by conservative98 · 72 replies
    NY Post ^ | December 23, 2022 | Victor Nava
    December 23, 2022 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called out former President Donald Trump’s dwindling political influence and vowed that the Republican Party will not accept his preferred candidates in 2024. “Here’s what I think has changed: I think the former president’s political clout has diminished,” McConnell told NBC News, taking a shot at the 76-year-old former commander-in-chief. The Senate GOP leader, in the Wednesday interview that was reported Friday, added that (he) will “actively look for quality candidates” for the 2024 primaries
  • No Talk With McConnell Since Head Injury

    03/17/2023 12:20:51 PM PDT · by conservative98 · 75 replies
    Off The Press ^ | March 17, 2023 6:31 am
    The No. 2 Senate Republican has kept in touch (only) by text with GOP Leader Mitch McConnell since a recent fall and concussion but has not yet talked directly to the Kentucky legislator, he told reporters Wednesday. “I have not spoken with him,” Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the GOP whip said. “I have communicated with him, but I look forward to making that happen.”
  • Poll: Democrats View Mitch McConnell More Favorably than Republicans

    03/17/2023 11:49:44 AM PDT · by conservative98 · 26 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 17 Mar 2023 | HANNAH BLEAU
    Democrats have a more favorable view of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) than Republicans do, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Thursday found. The survey examined the likability of three Republican leaders: Former President Donald Trump, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and McConnell. The survey showed 52 percent of likely voters with a favorable view of both Trump and McCarthy. Of those, 31 percent view Trump “very” favorably, while 22 percent view McCarthy “very” favorably. However, McConnell struggles to see a positive favorable rating across the board, as 60 percent hold an unfavorable view, while 31 percent have unfavorable view....
  • DC Rumor: Mitch McConnell Might Never Return to the Senate

    03/15/2023 11:45:50 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 165 replies
    Independent Sentinel ^ | - March 15, 2023 | By M Dowling
    According to the NY Times, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell had been under observation since suffering a concussion during a fall on Wednesday. He also has a “minor rib fracture,” his office said. He’s off to rehab and rumor has it that he might never return. Mitch McConnell could be sidelined. A spokesman, David Popp, said that the lawmaker’s “concussion recovery is proceeding well” and that Mr. McConnell, 81, had been discharged from George Washington University Hospital, where he was taken after the accident at the Waldorf Astoria on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington about 9 p.m. Wednesday. “At the advice...
  • EXPLOSIVE: The 2020 Election Steal Required an “Emergency” on Jan 6 to Complete the Coup

    03/14/2023 5:05:41 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 45 replies
    The Gateway Pundit ^ | March 14, 2023 | Joe Hoft
    An “emergency” was required on Jan 6 to prevent the 2020 election coup from being uncovered. .... Snip.... This is a very important read. What this shows is that the Democrats and the Deep State needed an “emergency” on January 6th to culminate their 2020 Election steal. In order to complete the 2020 Election coup, Pelosi, Schumer, McConnell and Pence needed to create an emergency. The only way to prevent Congress from delaying the certification of state electoral votes was to create a crisis that could easily be designated an emergency. Just moments, literally 3 minutes before two representatives issued...
  • Kevin Cramer says DeSantis has earned right to be ‘at the head of the class’

    03/12/2023 2:08:03 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 53 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | March 12, 2023 03:09 PM | Asher Notheis
    Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) advocated for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the lead 2024 presidential candidate, arguing he has earned the right to be “at the head of the class.” Cramer argued the Republican Party is “in desperate need of some new leadership” and that former President Donald Trump may struggle to achieve the GOP nomination depending on “who else is in the race,” he said during his appearance on NBC's Meet the Press. “Gov. DeSantis … has certainly earned the right to be at the head of the class … not just through his political rhetoric, but through...
  • Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall in hotel

    03/08/2023 9:25:26 PM PST · by rdl6989 · 119 replies
    CNN ^ | March 9, 2023 | Morgan Rimmer
    CNN — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after a fall at a hotel in Washington, DC.
  • Elon Musk Blasts Mitch McConnell For Attacking J6 Transparency: ‘I Keep Forgetting Which Party He Belongs To’

    03/08/2023 7:55:55 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 49 replies
    The Federalist ^ | 03/08/2023 | Tristan Justice
    Twitter CEO Elon Musk called GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s party affiliation into question Tuesday after McConnell condemned Fox News for publishing videos recorded in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, McConnell trashed Fox News’ Tucker Carlson for publishing new footage of the Capitol building from the Jan. 6, 2021 riot that undermined the Democrats’ narrative of a “deadly insurrection.”“With regard to the presentation on Fox News last night, I want to associate myself entirely with the opinion of the chief of the Capitol Police about what happened on January 6th,” McConnell said.Hours...
  • Mitch, Please: McConnell Goes Full RINO in Condemning Tucker Carlson and New J6 Video

    03/07/2023 7:41:40 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 42 replies
    Red State ^ | 03/07/2023 | Teri Christoph
    While sober observers of news and politics take time to contemplate the new J6 video released by Tucker Carlson and what it means to the media-constructed narrative of that day’s events, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell instead chose, yet again, to side with Democrats and condemned the release of the new footage:“With regard to the presentation on Fox News last night, I want to associate myself entirely with the opinion of the chief of the Capitol police about what happened on January 6.”McConnell offered his hot take at his regular Tuesday afternoon media scrum in the halls of the Capitol....
  • Trump plans to attack ‘Bush Republicans’ in CPAC speech

    03/04/2023 12:43:23 PM PST · by Golden Eagle · 122 replies
    NY Post ^ | March 4, 2023 | John Levine
    Former President Trump plans to attack Bush-era Republicans in his remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference Saturday and urge those in attendance to finish the job of transforming the GOP by backing him for the White House in 2024. Trump is expected to deliver CPAC’s keynote address at roughly 5:30 p.m. in remarks that are expected to last roughly 90 minutes. Trump has been a staple of the annual gathering for years, delivering marquee speeches during and after his presidency. The event, this year in National Harbor, Maryland, is now dominated by his most ardent supporters and he is...
  • Who's behind Ron DeSantis, then?

    03/02/2023 11:51:39 PM PST · by RandFan · 235 replies
    FR ^ | March 3 | RF
    I have some genuine questions and I have no malice against Ron DeSantis or his supporters but a few things trouble me about him! He has the tacit support of the Bushes. I know they want anyone but Trump but as one Freeper put it: Will he blow kisses back? What does having their support mean? Does it mean Karl Rove becomes an advisor? Campaign cash, staff and what not? Think about it. It's not just some throw away endorsement by them it comes with serious muscle, donors, etc. He's also visiting Texas instead of CPAC. Will he be hanging...
  • Mitch McConnell Claims American Safety Dependent on Ukraine’s Border Security

    02/24/2023 3:09:05 PM PST · by Kazan · 60 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 24 Feb 2023 | WENDELL HUSEBØ
    Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Friday claimed the security of the United States is dependent on Ukraine’s border security from Russian invasion.Speaking in Finland upon ending his taxpayer funded European tour, McConnell alleged the strongest nation on earth, the United States, is dependent on Ukraine, a non-NATO nation, for its security.“As my fellow leading Republicans and I have explained, it is not an act of charity for the United States and our NATO allies to help supply the Ukrainian people’s self-defense,” McConnell said. “It is a direct investment in our own core national interests. America is a world power with...
  • DeSantis’s Challenge: When, and How, to Counterattack Trump

    02/12/2023 11:58:09 AM PST · by conservative98 · 69 replies
    New York Times ^ | Feb. 12, 2023, 12:45 p.m. ET | Michael C. Bender and Maggie Haberman
    Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida prizes preparation and the way it allows him to control his political narrative. But suddenly, he was on the verge of going off message. He had traveled to a Central Florida warehouse this past week to promote a $2 billion tax cut proposal when he was confronted with the inevitable: an especially ugly attack from former President Donald J. Trump that seemed to warrant a strong response. Mr. Trump had insinuated on social media that Mr. DeSantis behaved inappropriately with high school girls while he was a teacher in his early 20s. As a reporter...