Former President Donald Trump fired at Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday, issuing a forceful statement after McConnell published an article in the Wall Street Journal blaming him for the January 6 rebellion on the State Capitol United.
“The Republican Party will never again be respected or strong with political ‘leaders’ like Senator Mitch McConnell at the helm,” Trump said in a written statement. “McConnell’s dedication to normal business, status quo politics, coupled with his lack of political vision, wisdom, skill and personality, quickly took him from majority leader to minority leader, and it will only get worse.
The Senate voted on Saturday to absolve Trump of the charge of “inciting insurrection” in relation to the encirclement of the Capitol that followed the then January 6 rally in Washington. Although McConnell did not join the seven Republicans who voted to condemn Trump, he issued a forceful assessment of the former president’s behavior in a Senate floor speech and published an article on Monday in the Wall Street Journal that blamed the blame for the violence at Trump’s feet.
“There is no doubt that former President Trump has moral responsibility. His supporters invaded the Capitol because of the unbalanced falsehoods he shouted in the largest megaphone in the world, ”wrote McConnell. “His behavior during and after the chaos was also unfair, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the rebellion to praising the criminals after it ended.”
In response, Trump, whose acquittal allows him to legally pursue a return to the White House in 2024, seemed to take the opportunity to attack McConnell.
“Democrats and Chuck Schumer play McConnell like a violin – they never played so well – and they want to keep it that way! We know that our America First agenda is a winner, not McConnell Beltway First’s or Biden’s America Last’s agenda, “Trump said in his statement, adding,” Mitch is a severe, taciturn and serious political hack, and whether Republican senators will stick with him, they will not win again. He will never do what needs to be done or what is right for our country. “
Trump also went after McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, his former transport secretary, insinuating that his family’s business had a conflict of interest.
“Likewise, McConnell has no credibility in China because of his family’s considerable Chinese business stakes. He does nothing against this tremendous economic and military threat, ”Trump said in the statement, without clarifying why, given these circumstances, he referred her to his office in the first place.
Chao resigned from office two days after the Capitol rebellion, which she called “entirely preventable”.
Since deplored on social media, Trump has not been involved in the rapid-response attacks that characterized his four years in office. Still, Republican polls show that he remains the most popular leader in his party, and if he decides to run for president again, he could be a formidable candidate. Fifty-nine percent of Republican voters say they want Trump to continue to play an “important role” in the Republican Party, according to a Morning Consult poll released on Tuesday, and 54% said they would support him if he ran for office. presidency in 2024.
In his statement on Tuesday, Trump signaled his intention to move forward with endorsements for candidates who support his America First agenda.
“Where necessary and appropriate, I will support the main rivals who advocate Making America Great Again and our America First policy,” said Trump. “We want brilliant, strong, caring and compassionate leadership. Before the pandemic, we produced the largest numbers of economies and jobs in the history of our country and, likewise, our economic recovery after Covid was the best in the world. “
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