Monday, August 7, 2023

Is Mitch's hold on Kentucky slipping?

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) speech at the annual Fancy Farm picnic in Kentucky over the weekend was met with heckles and jeers from the crowd, who chanted that he should “retire” and nearly drowned out his remarks.

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“Elaine and I are really excited to be back at Fancy Farm on behalf of the strongest Republican team we’ve ever run in our state,” McConnell declared in the Saturday speech, receiving a crescendo of boos from the audience, which included many Democrats.

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The crowd then loudly began chanting “retire!” as McConnell peppered his speech with shots at Beshear and other Democrats.

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The crowd also chanted “Lost the Senate!” — referring to the Republicans’ loss of the Senate majority after the 2020 election — and “Shame on You!”

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The video clip of McConnell plowing his way through his prepared remarks as the crowd loudly called on him to step down from office circulated widely on social media and even prompted a jab from former President Trump, who hasn’t spoken to the Senate GOP leader since December of 2020.

“I AGREE!” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social social media platform. “BOOOOO — RETIRE, RETIRE, RETIRE — BOOOOOO!!!”

  The Hill
Personally, I think they should both be set to sail to the other side of the world.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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