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turbinetree

(24,688 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2020, 11:46 AM Mar 2020

Now McConnell is blaming impeachment for failure to respond to coronavirus

By Oliver Willis -March 31, 2020 10:31 AM


Trump actually did address coronavirus during impeachment, but he didn't take it seriously.

From the March 31 edition of Salem Radio Network's "The Hugh Hewitt Show":

HUGH HEWITT: Let me talk to you a little about Sen. [Tom] Cotton. Politico yesterday recognized him as the first to the bell. In your experience in the Senate, was Sen. Cotton the first one to say, "Hey, Leader, hey, Mitch, this is a deadly situation, I do not trust the Chinese." Was he first?

SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY): He was first and I think Tom was right on the mark and it came up while we were, you know, tied down in impeachment trial. And I think it diverted the attention of the government because everything, every day was all about impeachment.

Tom figured this out early, and he was absolutely right.

McConnell isn't the first Republican to claim that the impeachment trial, which ended Feb. 5, is to blame for Trump's delayed and inadequate response to the coronavirus. Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner blamed the impeachment for Trump's lax response, and Texas Sen. John Cornyn said Trump "did lose 'precious weeks' forced to defend himself," although Trump never testified or attended the trial.

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/mitch-mcconnell-coronavirus-donald-trump-impeachment-gop-senate-hugh-hewitt/

Well #Moscow Mitch, you have just proven that your traitor cannot walk and chew gum at the same time, but you and your racists team and his racists team now know how to walk and chew gum when it comes to racism, and then when a pandemic unfolds, your treasonous leader said it was HOAX, and again he couldn't walk and chew gum again and that you and your team also also could not walk and chew gum and in doing your Constitutional duty, again, but you can use race as a fall back card..................................and as for Hewitt he's just like the racist that he always was........................

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Now McConnell is blaming impeachment for failure to respond to coronavirus (Original Post) turbinetree Mar 2020 OP
oh shut up mich. AllaN01Bear Mar 2020 #1
I knew that was coming..... Because govt can't do more than one thing at a time? tulipsandroses Mar 2020 #2
Yepper spot on.................... turbinetree Mar 2020 #4
Impeachment made Trump say it was a hoax and we'd be down to zero victims by early March? BeyondGeography Mar 2020 #3
Cool story bro. Yonnie3 Mar 2020 #5
The only response to anyone pushing the line that Trump failed because of impeachment... EarlG Mar 2020 #6
+1 demmiblue Mar 2020 #9
Yepper spot on.................... turbinetree Mar 2020 #10
But he has time for golf and rallies?! demmiblue Mar 2020 #7
Good luck with that bullshit excuse. shockey80 Mar 2020 #8
Death Wish Donnie and ofc now this Repugnant Jackass, battling for air time? Brainfodder Mar 2020 #11
Cons cant walk and chew gum without falling on their faces Fullduplexxx Mar 2020 #12
Responsibility falls squarely on your shell, Mitch. bullimiami Mar 2020 #13
may I remind turtle gopiscrap Mar 2020 #14
Moscow Mitch is just lying, duforsure Mar 2020 #15
Another Focus Group tested Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #16

tulipsandroses

(5,122 posts)
2. I knew that was coming..... Because govt can't do more than one thing at a time?
Tue Mar 31, 2020, 11:52 AM
Mar 2020

Funny, they did not stop trying to gerrymander and all the other voter suppression tactics, dismantle the Affordable Healthcare Act,
Use the Census for political benefit, amongst all the other evil things they tried to do. Somehow, they managed to do those things. But not this.

BeyondGeography

(39,367 posts)
3. Impeachment made Trump say it was a hoax and we'd be down to zero victims by early March?
Tue Mar 31, 2020, 11:53 AM
Mar 2020

Ok. Run with that.

Yonnie3

(17,427 posts)
5. Cool story bro.
Tue Mar 31, 2020, 11:58 AM
Mar 2020

Republican Senator's weren't distracted. You clearly indicated at the time there was nothing to consider. Of course just that thought might have been a bit of an overload for the intelligence of your fellow Republican senators.

The White House resident narcissist was so distracted that he couldn't fly down to merde-a-la-mode to party and play golf. Oh wait, ... never mind.

Bullshit Mitch.

EarlG

(21,939 posts)
6. The only response to anyone pushing the line that Trump failed because of impeachment...
Tue Mar 31, 2020, 11:59 AM
Mar 2020

"SO YOU ADMIT THAT TRUMP FAILED."

turbinetree

(24,688 posts)
10. Yepper spot on....................
Tue Mar 31, 2020, 12:03 PM
Mar 2020

That's how smart #Moscow Mitch is........................his.............. .......................shows that he doesn't think before he speaks........................just like the "guy" on the golden toilet............................

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
11. Death Wish Donnie and ofc now this Repugnant Jackass, battling for air time?
Tue Mar 31, 2020, 12:03 PM
Mar 2020

What could go wrong?











EVERYFUCKTHING.....



bullimiami

(13,082 posts)
13. Responsibility falls squarely on your shell, Mitch.
Tue Mar 31, 2020, 12:09 PM
Mar 2020

YOU decided to let an arrogant, incompetent crook remain in office.

gopiscrap

(23,733 posts)
14. may I remind turtle
Tue Mar 31, 2020, 12:20 PM
Mar 2020

that trump called this Democratic hoax well after impeachment was over? Also I seem to remember Clinton not missing a beat when governing during his impeachment?

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
15. Moscow Mitch is just lying,
Tue Mar 31, 2020, 01:08 PM
Mar 2020

He's trying to excuse his failure away too. He stands to lose not only his leadership role, but his Senate seat.

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