Most powerful Republican in Congress complains he has no influence: Mitch McConnell has admitted he can’t control the Republican Party. ( newrepublic.com )

One of Congress’s most powerful Republicans apparently feels powerless in the face of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.

Sitting for an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell explained that he didn’t see any other option than to endorse the GOP presidential nominee—despite having made previous declarations against Trump, including blaming him for the violent events that unfolded on January 6.

“The issue is, what kind of influence, even if I had chosen to get involved in the presidential election, what kind of influence would I have had?” McConnell said after insinuating he was duty-bound as the most powerful Republican in the Senate to support the candidate that Republican delegates voted for.

eran_morad ,

He should fuck off and die.

halferect ,

"I'm shocked after creating this monster I'm unable to control it" - mitch McConnell

DragonTypeWyvern ,

"Hey Mitch, you won't be able to control this monster"- Everyone, for ten years.

"Idfc lol, I'm old and rich-" Mitch

Socsa ,

He could absolutely control it, he just doesn't want to make any hard choices.

halferect ,

I'm not sure at this point mitch could control MAGA, even trying to pull weight with any remaining classic Republicans probably wouldn't have any chance of reining in the party back from full on MAGA since a lot still are thinking of reelection and going against MAGA is a career ender

captainlezbian ,

If only there was a classic book everyone knows about to warn him

bquintb ,
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Sterile_Technique ,
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I need to pick up some fireworks for when that traitor finally dies.

GiddyGap ,

Once you announce retirement, you're lame duck. This is not news to McConnell or anyone else.

Sanctus ,
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Under the fool's watchless eye cretins rise.

taanegl ,

He is a useful idiot, yes.

grue ,

Of course you had options, you traitorous piece of shit:

  • You could refuse to endorse Trump
  • You could switch parties and become a Democrat
  • You could resign
  • You could kill yourself

You had tons of options, but you'd rather let democracy burn anyway.

fireweed ,

Wouldn't even have to become a Democrat: the "independent" label exists

madcaesar ,

Or he could have not stolen a court seat.

He could have not backstabbed everyone and everything.

Alas, he's a piece of shit.

captainlezbian ,

Hell he could kill a coworker. Mitch McConnell shooting up the RNC would be an interesting turn of events

themeatbridge ,

“The issue is, what kind of influence, even if I had chosen to get involved in the presidential election, what kind of influence would I have had?”

What a worm.

themeatbridge ,

Well, well, well... If it isn't the consequences of my own actions.

riodoro1 ,

I don’t think he can control his own sphincter.

HopeOfTheGunblade ,
@HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social avatar

So, in order to avoid having no influence, you use all of your influence to advance someone else's ends? Idk man, seems like you could have told Trump to eat a dick on national TV, told the Republican senators that you were never going to have a better chance to get rid of his ass, and voted to convict and bar him from politics if it passed.

Sure, I don't get to be a senator, but the fuck would I want to be a senator for, if that was the price of entry? You get to be a pawn, and get played? Pass, old man.

LEDZeppelin ,

Don’t worry Bitch, Putin does.

drislands ,

The man has been leading by example for years. Remember when, during the Obama presidency, he refused to even call a vote on any Supreme Court nominees?

He has shown time and time again that he doesn't care about the unwritten gentleman's rules that the government has been (more or less) abiding by for centuries, and now he's shocked that his party is overrun by people with zero interest in working towards anything other than destruction?

He's a fool and he's dragged us down with him.

OpenStars ,
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He's a patsy - a convenient face to focus our attention on while the real actors function behind the scenes. As the magician says, "please focus all of your attention on this hand over here..."

ripcord ,
@ripcord@lemmy.world avatar

Ah yes, the Deep Illuminati

ArbitraryValue ,

I'm still angry about that. We have the eight Justices of the Supreme Court and Neil Gorsuch, IMO.

Passerby6497 ,

"I have no power to stop this" says man who refused to even try to use the ACTUAL POWER HE HAD stop this

Fuck off and die McConnell, preferably in the most painful way possible. He refused to impeach the fucker, so this is just whining to try to protect his legacy, but this is 10000% his fault.

Treczoks ,

You cannot control a room full of demented dogs with terminal rabies.

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