Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) dismissed concerns on Monday that American democracy was facing a grave threat, the New York Times reports.
McConnell was responding to a question about a recent NBC News poll that identified threats to democracy as the top concern of respondents, followed by inflation.
Said McConnell: “Our democracy is solid. And I don’t think — of the things that we need to worry about, I wouldn’t be worried about that one.”
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