Mitch McConnell - Revision history

AlbHous at 22:39, October 5, 2026

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Aschlafly at 18:16, February 13, 2025

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Aschlafly: McConnell is retiring in 2026 rather than face certain defeat in the 2026 GOP Senate primaries by any of several popular conservative populist Kentucky politicians who could challenge him.

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McConnell is retiring in 2026 rather than face certain defeat in the 2026 GOP Senate primaries by any of several popular conservative populist Kentucky politicians who could challenge him.

Aschlafly at 18:13, February 13, 2025

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-'''Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr.''', born February 20, 1942 (age {{age|1942|2|20}}), is the senior [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Kentucky]] and the current Senate [[Minority Leader]]. A [[globalist]], McConnell is an [[establishment]] [[RINO Backer]] who has blocked [[pro-life]] legislation ([[Mitch McConnell#Blocking_Graham-Cassidy_bill|see below]]),<ref>McConnell also pushed for some [[pro-abortion]] nominees to the courts.</ref> rammed through [[liberal]]-favored deals to increase the [[debt ceiling]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/08/21/mitch-mcconnell-zero-chance-vote-freeze-debt-limit/ Mitch McConnell Vows to Raise U.S. Debt Ceiling]</ref> and voted with [[Dem]]s against key [[Trump]] nominees in 2025. McConnell is an enemy of [[free speech]] by [[Donald Trump]] and more than 74 million of his supporters.  In 2020, Trump outran McConnell in his home state by more than 4% among voters.  '''''By November 2022, McConnell's unfavorable-favorable rating was 81%-7%'''''.<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/mcconnell-gop-establishment-must-control-primary-outcome/</ref>
+'''Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr.''', born February 20, 1942 (age {{age|1942|2|20}}), is the senior [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Kentucky]] and the current Senate [[Minority Leader]]. A [[globalist]], McConnell is an [[establishment]] [[RINO Backer]] who has blocked [[pro-life]] legislation ([[Mitch McConnell#Blocking_Graham-Cassidy_bill|see below]]),<ref>McConnell also pushed for some [[pro-abortion]] nominees to the courts.</ref> rammed through [[liberal]]-favored deals to increase the [[debt ceiling]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/08/21/mitch-mcconnell-zero-chance-vote-freeze-debt-limit/ Mitch McConnell Vows to Raise U.S. Debt Ceiling]</ref> and voted with [[Dem]]s against key [[Trump]] nominees and reformers in 2025. McConnell is an enemy of [[free speech]] by [[Donald Trump]] and more than 74 million of his supporters.  In 2020, Trump outran McConnell in his home state by more than 4% among voters.  '''''By November 2022, McConnell's unfavorable-favorable rating was 81%-7%'''''.<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/mcconnell-gop-establishment-must-control-primary-outcome/</ref>
 McConnell's protege Justin Reed Walker, who was appointed to the [[D.C. Circuit]] despite relatively little experience or achievement, provided the swing vote for the 2-1 decision upholding sweeping indictments against the [[J6 Capitol protests|J6 rally attendees]] in ''[[United States v. Fischer]]'' (D.C. Cir. Apr. 7, 2023).

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 ===Declining health===
-McConnell, at 81, has exhibited signs of cognitive decline, especially throughout 2023. This was first marked in early March 2023, when he had tripped and fell during a D.C. dinner event, resulting in him being hospitalized for five days followed by a month and a half absence from the Senate.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2023/03/13/1163232163/ Sen. Mitch McConnell's health issues spotlight Kentucky's succession process]</ref>
+McConnell, at the age of 81, has exhibited signs of cognitive decline, especially throughout 2023. This was first marked in early March 2023, when he had tripped and fell during a D.C. dinner event, resulting in him being hospitalized for five days followed by a month and a half absence from the Senate.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2023/03/13/1163232163/ Sen. Mitch McConnell's health issues spotlight Kentucky's succession process]</ref>
 On July 26, 2023, McConnell froze up mid-speech in Capitol Hill, unable to finish his statement, during a press conference and was promptly escorted away from the podium by his aides.<ref>[https://www.theblaze.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-freezes-during-briefing Mitch McConnell freezes mid-sentence during press conference and is escorted away from podium]</ref>

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 McConnell's protege Justin Reed Walker, who was appointed to the [[D.C. Circuit]] despite relatively little experience or achievement, provided the swing vote for the 2-1 decision upholding sweeping indictments against the [[J6 Capitol protests|J6 rally attendees]] in ''[[United States v. Fischer]]'' (D.C. Cir. Apr. 7, 2023).
-In August 2023, McConnell was heckled at a farm fair in [[Kentucky]], his home state, and [[Trump]] tweeted on his social platform his agreement with the hecklers.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mcconnell-heckled-calls-retire-speech-kentucky-rcna98495</ref>  In the [[2026 GOP Senate primaries]], McConnell is expected to retire rather than face defeat in his own primary by one of several popular [[conservative populism|conservative populist]] Kentucky politicians who could challenge him.
+In August 2023, McConnell was heckled at a farm fair in [[Kentucky]], his home state, and [[Trump]] tweeted on his social platform his agreement with the hecklers.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mcconnell-heckled-calls-retire-speech-kentucky-rcna98495</ref>  McConnell is retiring in 2026 rather than face certain defeat in the [[2026 GOP Senate primaries]] by any of several popular [[conservative populism|conservative populist]] Kentucky politicians who could challenge him.
 On November 16, 2022, a remarkable total of 10 [[Republican]] senators voted against reelecting McConnell as their leader, and he prevailed by a vote of only 37-10 when usually those votes are unanimous.<ref>https://www.ksl.com/article/50519296/mitch-mcconnell-reelected-senate-gop-leader-rick-scotts-bid-rejected</ref>  This substantial number of senators who disapprove of McConnell indicates he has become merely a [[lame duck]].  The next day McConnell gushed in praise of [[Leftist]] [[Nancy Pelosi]] as she ended her reign of [[tyranny]] in the [[House]] that included publicly ripping up [[Trump]]'s state-of-the-union address one year, by McConnell praising “her historic tenure” and her “consequential and path-breaking career.”<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3741221-mcconnell-congratulates-pelosi-on-historic-tenure-and-path-breaking-career/</ref>

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-'''Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr.''', born February 20, 1942 (age {{age|1942|2|20}}), is the senior [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Kentucky]] and the current Senate [[Minority Leader]]. Although his voting record has been rated as [[conservative]] by some,<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Mitch_McConnell.htm Mitch McConnell on the Issues]</ref> McConnell is an establishment [[RINO Backer]] who has blocked [[pro-life]] legislation ([[Mitch McConnell#Blocking_Graham-Cassidy_bill|see below]]), pushed for [[pro-abortion]] nominees to the courts, rammed through [[liberal]]-favored deals to increase the [[debt ceiling]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/08/21/mitch-mcconnell-zero-chance-vote-freeze-debt-limit/ Mitch McConnell Vows to Raise U.S. Debt Ceiling]</ref> and voted with [[Dem]]s against key [[Trump]] nominees in 2025. McConnell is an enemy of [[free speech]] by [[Donald Trump]] and more than 74 million of his supporters.  '''''In 2020, Trump outran McConnell in his home state by more than 4% among voters'''''.  By November 2022, McConnell's unfavorable-favorable rating was 81%-7%.<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/mcconnell-gop-establishment-must-control-primary-outcome/</ref>
+'''Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr.''', born February 20, 1942 (age {{age|1942|2|20}}), is the senior [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Kentucky]] and the current Senate [[Minority Leader]]. McConnell is an establishment [[RINO Backer]] who has blocked [[pro-life]] legislation ([[Mitch McConnell#Blocking_Graham-Cassidy_bill|see below]]), pushed for [[pro-abortion]] nominees to the courts, rammed through [[liberal]]-favored deals to increase the [[debt ceiling]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/08/21/mitch-mcconnell-zero-chance-vote-freeze-debt-limit/ Mitch McConnell Vows to Raise U.S. Debt Ceiling]</ref> and voted with [[Dem]]s against key [[Trump]] nominees in 2025. McConnell is an enemy of [[free speech]] by [[Donald Trump]] and more than 74 million of his supporters.  '''''In 2020, Trump outran McConnell in his home state by more than 4% among voters'''''.  By November 2022, McConnell's unfavorable-favorable rating was 81%-7%.<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/mcconnell-gop-establishment-must-control-primary-outcome/</ref>
 McConnell's protege Justin Reed Walker, who was appointed to the [[D.C. Circuit]] despite relatively little experience or achievement, provided the swing vote for the 2-1 decision upholding sweeping indictments against the [[J6 Capitol protests|J6 rally attendees]] in ''[[United States v. Fischer]]'' (D.C. Cir. Apr. 7, 2023).
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 ==External links==
 *[http://mcconnell.senate.gov Sen. McConnell's Official Web Site]
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