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applegrove

(118,813 posts)
Wed Apr 1, 2020, 04:18 PM Apr 2020

Mitch McConnell Blames Impeachment For Trump Coronavirus Incompetence

BY DARRAGH ROCHE at PoliticusUSA

Mitch McConnell Blames Impeachment For Trump Coronavirus Incompetence

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/03/31/mitch-mcconnell-claims-impeachment-diverted-the-attention-of-the-government-from-coronavirus.html

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has claimed impeachment distracted the federal government from the Coronavirus. The Kentucky Republican suggested the impeachment trial made dealing with the global pandemic more difficult.

McConnell spoke to conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday and took the opportunity to link impeachment to the pandemic.

Hewitt praised Republican Senator Tom Cotton for apparently realizing Coronavirus was a problem earlier than others.

“Let me talk to you a little bit about Senator Cotton,” Hewitt said.

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Because Trump can only handle one thing at a time. Why is he president?

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Mitch McConnell Blames Impeachment For Trump Coronavirus Incompetence (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2020 OP
Well President Barack Obama could walk, chew gum, dunk, jump, run, dodge MagickMuffin Apr 2020 #1
Does Moscow Mitch not understand that assigning that blame panader0 Apr 2020 #2

MagickMuffin

(15,958 posts)
1. Well President Barack Obama could walk, chew gum, dunk, jump, run, dodge
Wed Apr 1, 2020, 04:33 PM
Apr 2020

And still multitask and do his job as president. Bin Laden, ACA, Ebola, jobs, jobs, jobs!


None of these qualities come anywhere near golf-cart donny. He gasps for air just trying to talk. Something about not being able to talk in complete sentences get you very winded.



panader0

(25,816 posts)
2. Does Moscow Mitch not understand that assigning that blame
Wed Apr 1, 2020, 04:36 PM
Apr 2020

is an open admission of trump's incompetence?

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