McConnell says ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’ and Reagan ‘wouldn’t recognize’ Trump’s GOP

[libertybele]

With only months till he retires and steps down, he just needs to keep his mouth shut.  By his statements, he's pushing for a Harris presidency!

McConnell says ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’ and Reagan ‘wouldn’t recognize’ Trump’s GOP

 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a scathing assessment of the modern Republican Party in an upcoming biography, saying the “MAGA movement is completely wrong” and that Ronald Reagan “wouldn’t recognize” the party today.

“I think Trump was the biggest factor in changing the Republican Party from what Ronald Reagan viewed and he wouldn’t recognize today,” McConnell told the Associated Press’ Michael Tackett for the upcoming biography “The Price of Power” obtained by CNN ahead of its release.

McConnell added that the former president has “done a lot of damage to our party’s image and our ability to compete.”

“Trump is appealing to people who haven’t been as successful as other people and providing an excuse for that, that these more successful people have somehow been cheated, and you don’t deserve to think of yourself as less successful because things haven’t been fair,” he said.

Some of McConnell’s strongest comments were focused on Trump’s behavior after he lost the election in 2020, calling him “erratic.”

“Unfortunately, about half the Republicans in the country believe whatever he says,” McConnell said at the time, adding to an oral historian, “I think I’m pretty safe in saying it’s not just the Democrats who are counting the days until he leaves on January 20, but the Republicans as well.” McConnell gave Tackett access to his personal archive, including an oral history he has been recording since 1995, for the book.

The Republican leader eventually voted to acquit Trump during the second impeachment trial, focused on the former president’s involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. However, Tackett reports that McConnell had leaned towards voting to convict at certain points.

“I’m not at all conflicted about whether what the president did is an impeachable offense. I think it is. Urging an insurrection and people attacking the Capitol as a direct result … is about as close to an impeachable offense as you can imagine, with the possible exception of maybe being an agent for another country,” said McConnell. ............

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/mcconnell-trump-gop-new-book/index.html

[verga]

There is a reason is is known as Mitch the B!TCH

[Free Vulcan]

He seems to be heavily into the alternative realities that exist only in his mind based on a very selective set of 'facts'.

[DefiantMassRINO]

... yet, Swamp Turtle let's Trump kick him in the nuts at will.

[GtHawk]

Not even Mr. Wizard can help Tooter Turtle when he says stupid things like this.

[mountaineer]

Posted on X by Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief of The Federalist:

Mollie
@MZHemingway
I keep thinking about this McConnell pledge to fight elected Republicans more than Democrats after the election. It's far more insidious and dangerous than it even seems at first blush.

The refusal to accept the legitimacy of the 2016 election is a cause of massive ongoing problems. From 2016-2020, McConnell either aided or impotently fought the Russia collusion hoax, costly investigations, the (1st) bogus impeachment, a well-organized and funded resistance.

For the country to truly heal from this trauma, it is not sufficient to just elect Trump, thereby rejecting these dangerous and damaging information operations perpetrated against Trump and the Republican Party specifically, but against the Constitutional order generally.

There needs to be a massive signal from elected Republicans and other leaders that such dangerous operations will not be allowed in the future. And that no one is above the law. Those who perpetrated or plan to perpetrate lawfare and hoaxes will be held accountable.

It's bad enough how COMPLETELY IMPOTENT McConnell has been as Democrats have engaged in shocking and unprecedented political prosecutions of their enemies. But to now say he'll help Democrats and hurt Republicans as his response to that is inexcusable.

I have more thoughts but obviously the Senate GOP has to make a decision, made harder by McConnell's control of various "conservative" institutions and much of the donor money. Should they stick with McConnell's approach or chart a path for America's interests and values?

[mystery-ak]

Why doesn't McConnell STFU!

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

"Coco chow". 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

This is why people hate politicians... if Mitch had these feelings all along, he should have shown courage and voiced them.

[Sighlass]

McRino is probable as self-centered as Trump.... and we know he doesn't like anyone that actually is conservative by the withholding of funds to Cruz's campaign.... kiss his butt or else.

No room for two kings... thus this joke of leadership from the fake right.

[libertybele]

Why doesn't McConnell STFU!

Agree!!!

[Bigun]

Mitch McConnell is married to Elaine Chao. Check out how THAT family became filthy rich sometime!

[Timber Rattler]

“Trump is appealing to people who haven’t been as successful as other people and providing an excuse for that, that these more successful people have somehow been cheated, and you don’t deserve to think of yourself as less successful because things haven’t been fair,” he said.

This kind of snobbery is exactly why rank-and-file small town Republicans despise the GOP-E.

[berdie]

This kind of snobbery is exactly why rank-and-file small town Republicans despise the GOP-E.

It's also a good reason why good grass roots folks, that may do some good, won't run for office.

[libertybele]

It's also a good reason why good grass roots folks, that may do some good, won't run for office.

He will be stepping down soon.   

[GtHawk]

With this kind of bullshit from Tooter I can only assume he really doesn’t want to sell many copies of his ‘up coming’ biography, because he is sure alienating a lot of Conservatives.

[Fishrrman]

bele wrote:
"He will be stepping down soon."

Is he not in office until 2026?
That's still two more years of damage he can cause...

[catfish1957]

He will be stepping down soon.   

The best thing to happen to the GOP, the past 20 years.

[Kamaji]

This is why people hate politicians... if Mitch had these feelings all along, he should have shown courage and voiced them.

[rustynail]

Maybe Mitch can discuss these things with Reagan someday..

[catfish1957]

bele wrote:
"He will be stepping down soon."

Is he not in office until 2026?
That's still two more years of damage he can cause...

If KY wants a brain dead lame duck, that's their business.  We as a collective party absolutely needs to kick his ass out as Senate leader the 1st week of Janaury.  No ifs, ands, or buts.  This is imperative.

[Kamaji]

For all the good he did getting justices onto the Supreme Court, McConnell definitely doesn’t know what he’s talking about here, and he’s doing a hell of a lot of damage with his ignorance.

Fact is, Reagan would not only have recognized the people to whom Trump appeals, it was them he was addressing when he ran for President. 

The difference between then and now is that Trump, whatever his other qualities are, is not Reagan, nor is he even Reaganesque. 

[Hoodat]

He will be stepping down soon.   

He was about to be tossed on his ass in 2014.  But some GOP newcomer decided to resurrect McConnell's political career with a big fat check.

[corbe]

   Perhaps had he not crushed the Tea Party we Conservatives wouldn't have needed his vote/effort against Garland, his only worthwhile accomplishment.   

[Smokin Joe]

... yet, Swamp Turtle let's Trump kick him in the nuts at will.

Nuts? He haz them?