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🗓️ 23 May 2019

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Coming soon from NPR's Embedded: How did Mitch McConnell become one of the most powerful people in the world? And how did he change America in the process? Episodes available beginning May 30, 2019.

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Kelly McEvers.

0:01.6

And here's what's coming up on embedded.

0:04.0

That's right, Senator Mitch McConnell said,

0:06.0

quote, the single most important thing we want to achieve

0:10.2

is for President Obama to be a one-term president.

0:14.0

Mitch McConnell's top priority is transforming the judiciary.

0:17.0

Mitch McConnell called on lawmakers to move on

0:19.6

from the Mueller report, arguing the case is closed.

0:24.4

So we are about to drop some stories about Mitch McConnell,

0:28.8

a guy who people have very strong feelings about.

0:32.7

Good feelings, what I looked for,

0:34.6

was drive ambition, intelligence, and a will to win.

0:39.0

And he checked all those boxes, bad feelings.

0:42.3

If you're in opposition to him, he will ruin you,

0:46.0

if that's what it takes.

0:47.0

He'll ruin your spouse, ruin your mother, your father,

0:50.2

and your cousins, if the opportunity arises.

0:53.2

And complicated feelings.

0:54.9

I still have a core of respect for him.

0:58.4

And I'm still confused by why he felt

1:02.3

to be a success that he had to be this way.

1:05.2

Tough cookie.

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