David Graham: “Dour, somber Mitch McConnell was gleeful, if such a thing can be imagined. Surveying the aftermath of the January 6 riot, the longtime Kentucky senator concluded that Donald Trump was finished.”
Said McConnell, to a reporter: “I feel exhilarated by the fact that this fellow finally, totally discredited himself. He put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger.”
“That was a little more than three years ago. Today, McConnell surrendered to Trump. The Republican leader announced that he will step down from his leadership post in November, meaning that if Trump wins the presidential election, as he currently seems favored to do, he’ll have a Senate Republican leader in place more ready to work with him.”
The Hill: McConnell exit surprises GOP: “It’s Trump’s party now.”
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