Trump Puts McConnell On Blast

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🗓️ 17 February 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

In a statement former President Donald Trump called Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell a "dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack" and said Republicans will lose if they stick with the senator. McConnell voted to acquit Trump in the impeachment trial but has been critical of Trump in recent weeks. The division between these top Republicans is just the tip of the iceberg of a deeply divided GOP.

This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Kaylee from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
0:03.0	I should be in Hawaii right now celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the bone marrow transplant
0:08.0	that saved my life after a battle with leukemia.
0:11.0	But because of everything that's happening right now, that's been postponed.
0:15.0	This podcast was recorded at 12.41pm on Wednesday, February 17th.
0:20.0	Things may have changed since that time.
0:22.0	Enjoy the show!
0:24.0	Wow, congratulations!
0:28.0	That is amazing.
0:29.0	Yeah, first of all, happy anniversary, and second of all, why will still be there after the pandemic?
0:34.0	So you should definitely go.
0:35.0	I've been, it's wonderful.
0:37.0	Hey there, it's the MPR Politics Podcast, Susan Davis, I cover Congress.
0:41.0	I'm Dementico Montenaro, Senior Political Editor and Correspondent.
0:44.0	And I'm Mara Lias and National Political Correspondent.
0:47.0	And it was only a matter of time.
0:50.0	Yesterday, former President Donald Trump released a lengthy statement,
0:53.0	blasting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for saying Trump was practically
0:58.0	morally responsible for the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
1:01.0	In his statement, Trump says that the Republican Party, quote,
1:05.0	can never again be respected or strong with political leaders like Senator Mitch McConnell at its helm.
1:11.0	He called McConnell a quote,
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