May 8, 2024

Exclusive— Peter Navarro: ‘Everything’ Mitch McConnell ‘Did Was Designed to Screw Donald Trump’

Peter Navarro, former White House director of trade and manufacturing policy and author of , told Breitbart News on Tuesday that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) subverted former President Donald Trump’s “drain the swamp” pursuit by delaying appointments for top officials at federal government agencies and departments. “The only thing I’ll give to his credit

McConnell seeks a Jan. 6 mop-up on his terms

So far, the Kentucky Republican is keeping tight-lipped publicly amid the tension in his party over how to handle a bill directly aimed at Trump’s push to overturn his 2src2src election loss, as well as the GOP lawmakers who objected to President Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. In a brief interview this week, McConnell said

Club for Growth: Mitch McConnell Failed to Make Election a Referendum on Biden Agenda, Democrats

Club for Growth President David McIntosh said during a press conference on Wednesday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) failed to make the November midterms an indictment of President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats. One reporter asked McIntosh what McConnell’s standing will be now that it remains unclear if Senate Republicans will take back

McConnell works to box out Manchin

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) at the Capitol on July 2src, 2src22 in Washington. | Pool photo by Jabin Botsford It’s Mitch McConnell versus Joe Manchin yet again. McConnell is urging Senate Republicans to vote no on advancing Manchin’s permitting reform legislation as part of a government funding package

FACT CHECK: Did Mitch McConnell Call For Nancy Pelosi To Be Imprisoned?

A video shared on Facebook claims Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to be jailed. Verdict: False There is no evidence McConnell made such a remark. He doesn’t call for Pelosi to be imprisoned in the Facebook video. Fact Check: McConnell, who recently returned from a trip to areas…

Donald Trump: Democrats ‘Played’ Mitch McConnell ‘Like a Fiddle’ on Reconciliation Bill

Former President Donald Trump ripped Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), stating Democrats bamboozled him on the $700 billion Inflation Reduction Act.  “Mitch McConnell got played like a fiddle with the vote today by the Senate Democrats,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Sunday evening. “First he gave them the fake Infrastructure Bill, then Guns,…

Mitch McConnell Blasts Kristen Clarke: ‘Incredibly Out of Touch Far-left’ Statements Make Her Unfit for DOJ

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) slammed Kristen Clarke, President Joe Biden’s nominee, Monday on the Senate floor, calling her unfit for the Department of Justice (DOJ) due to her past far-left comments. During his time on the floor, McConnell spoke about Clarke having been unable to be voted through the Senate Judiciary Committee after her hearing.…

Mitch McConnell: Joe Biden ‘Inherited’ Coronavirus Vaccine Fast Track

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized President Joe Biden on Monday, saying he “inherited” a fast track for coronavirus vaccines and questioning why he wants to restrict certain gatherings until July 4th. “Why did President Biden tell Americans to wait until July 4th to gather in ways that cities, states, and the CDC approve…

‘An Absurd Deflection’: McConnell Accuses Trump Allies Of Using 74 Million Voters ‘As A Human Shield’

February 13, 2021 7:56 PM ET Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accused former President Donald Trump’s allies of using 74 million voters as “a human shield against criticism.” McConnell lashed out at former President Donald Trump and his associates during a Saturday speech at the end of the impeachment trial. He defended his own “not…

Report: Mitch McConnell to Vote to Acquit Former President Trump

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told Republican colleagues in a letter that he will vote to acquit former President Donald Trump, Politico reported Saturday morning. According to the report, McConnell “told GOP colleagues in a letter that he will vote to acquit Donald Trump in the former president’s impeachment trial, according to sources familiar…

Elaine Chao’s Ties Exposed/Mitch McConnell Acknowledged Biden As President-elect

US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, the husband of U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, has suddenly surrendered in the election battle. On Dec. 15, he not only acknowledged Biden as president-elect, but also warned the Republican Party to not to oppose the congressional certification of the electoral votes, or there would be trouble. In the […]

Ron Johnson: I’ll Only Support McConnell Package if Payments Are Targeted, ‘It’s Not Going to Be Targeted in a Day or Two’

On Wednesday’s “PBS NewsHour,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) stated that he’ll only support Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s package to increase direct payments, repeal Section 230, and establish an election commission “if we target the $2,000 payments.” And stated that the payments can be targeted, but “it’s not going to be targeted in a day…

Report: McConnell Wanted Amy Coney Barrett Nominated Immediately — The Night Ruth Bader Ginsburg Passed

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly wanted Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett nominated immediately — and he said as much the night the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed. Josh Holmes, who served as McConnell’s chief of staff from 2010-2013, said in the Frontline documentary “Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Court” that McConnell was…

McConnell files cloture to end debate on Kavanaugh nomination, setting up key vote Friday.

Attorneys for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford late Wednesday slammed the FBI background investigation into President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Brett Kavanaugh, after it was revealed that the agency’s probe appears to be over. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell earlier filed for cloture to end debate on the nomination, setting up a key procedural vote for Friday — […]

BREAKING: McConnell Delivers Remarks on Kavanaugh From Senate Floor – “We’ll Be Voting This Week” (VIDEO)

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered remarks on Judge Kavanaugh from the Senate floor Monday afternoon. Senator McConnell ripped into the Democrats for their ‘changing goalposts’ in regards to the Kavanaugh probe. McConnell said that even after an FBI probe of Kavanaugh, “we will be treated to a lecture…we all know that’s coming” McConnell […]

McConnell says Kavanaugh nomination is ‘moving’ forward as Trump orders FBI investigation.

President Trump on Friday ordered the FBI to conduct a limited “supplemental” background investigation into the allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republicans are “moving” forward with plans to vote. “I’ve ordered the FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation to update Judge Kavanaugh’s file,” […]

WATCH: Members Of Socialist Ocasio-Cortez’s Party Threaten McConnell.

Far-left activists that belong to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) harassed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Saturday and threatened him, yelling, “We know where you live, Mitch!” In the video, the activists yelled repeatedly at McConnell as he tried to make it to his vehicle after having lunch with “Kentucky’s outgoing House […]

Soros-Linked Protesters Ambush Mitch McConnell And Wife In Driveway

In the latest confrontation between Trump-hating liberals and a conservative woman, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, the wife of Mitch McConnell (R-KY), unleashed on a group of protesters who ambushed the couple as they left a Monday dinner at Georgetown University with business executives from Cambria Health Solutions. As the group of angry Georgetown students loudly […]

As GOP balks, McConnell shuts down bill to protect Mueller.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday thwarted a bipartisan effort to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job, saying he will not hold a floor vote on the legislation even if it is approved next week in the Senate Judiciary Committee. McConnell said the bill is unnecessary because President Donald Trump will […]

Secret Empires: China Used Business Deals to Influence Families of McConnell, Biden.

Writing at the Wall Street Journal, Aruna Viswanatha writes that Peter Schweizer’s new book, “Secret Empires,” reports “that China has worked to gain leverage over powerful American politicians by targeting their families with investment opportunities and business deals.” The author of a book that fueled an FBI investigation into the Clinton Foundation now is taking aim […]

Ryun on Roy Moore: ‘I Strongly, Strongly Suspect’ McConnell Camp ‘Planted Story’

American Majority founder Ned Ryun talked about Roy Moore and the Alabama Senate race with Breitbart News Executive Chairman Steve Bannon and SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam on Friday’s Breitbart News Daily, broadcast live from the Restoration Weekend event. Bannon asked Ryun about celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred’s involvement in the Roy Moore case, representing a woman who […]

Mitch McConnell Defends Bob Corker Against Trump: ‘Valuable Member’ of GOP

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) defended Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) against criticism from President Donald Trump, describing him as a “valuable member” of the Senate Republican caucus. “Sen. Corker is a valuable member of the Senate Republican caucus and he’s also on the Budget committee and a particularly important player as we move to […]

BREAKING: McConnell Says Republicans Are Giving Up on Latest Obamacare Repeal Bill

Senate Republican leaders stopped a planned vote on the latest Obamacare repeal bill on Tuesday, effectively admitting defeat in their latest attempt to overhaul the Affordable Care Act-which isn’t affordable for the Americans who actually pay for the disaster. The New York Times reported: “We haven’t given up on changing the American health care system,” […]

McConnell Turns Nuclear Key After Dems Filibuster Gorsuch

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell triggered the so-called “nuclear option” Thursday morning, ensuring Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. The procedural maneuvering necessary to break the Democratic filibuster started at 11 a.m. Thursday, when a petition to end debate on Gorsuch’s nomination was filed, which began […]

UNREAL: Dems Reject McConnell Amendment Demanding US Hostage Release from Iran

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) attempt to pass an amendment to halt President Obama’s Iran deal by demanding the release of four American hostages in Iran and to recognize Israel’s right to exist has been rejected by Democrats. Senators voted 53-45 on an amendment from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that would have prevented […]

‘It’s Over’ For Boehner And McConnell

When Glenn Beck was in Washington, D.C. to speak at the Rally against the Iran Deal, The Daily Caller interviewed him for our weekly Leader series about the state of our nation. Beck says he’s “not a preacher,” but from what he is observing, America appears to be at a “fork at the road.” We […]

Ted Cruz Accuses Mitch McConnell of Lying and Behaving Like Harry Reid

Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz accused his own Senate majority leader of being a liar from the Senate floor Friday, and said Republicans in charge of both houses of Congress has not changed things “one iota” because both parties serve the “Washington cartel.” Cruz began his highly charged speech after Senate Majority […]

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