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brandodell's avatar

I don't believe for a moment that Mitch ever thought Trump would "go down" as a result of 1/6. He's a bastard, but he's not an idiot, and he knew that there's no way Trump would ever get discarded as long as he had the GOP lock step in his grasp. Yet for there to be any major defection in GOP support, it would require people like McConnell to lead the defection. And yet, McConnell would never do that so long as he could benefit from sitting back and letting Democrats try fruitlessly to impeach him again without GOP help.

So what's the point of McConnell saying these things about the end of Trump? Simple--it's a "come home to the GOP" message to GOP moderates, letting them know that with "sane" people like McConnell running the show, they could trust supporting Republicans again.

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TootsStansbury 🇺🇦's avatar

If the word “cynical” had a picture, it would be Mitch McConnell’s ugly mug.

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