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Donald Trump is Calling For a Primary Challenge to Mitch McConnell.
Oh, and anyone who votes with him, too.
I mean, what can you even say about the Republican Party at this point that doesn’t make you sound like a broken record?
I find myself asking that question on an ever increasing basis, but that being said, even for the GOP this weeks theatrics, the infighting, and the shallow behavior have been on an entirely different level. But of course, none other than Donald Trump is taking it upon himself to weigh in on the state of the current Republican Party, and call for a primary challenge to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Caroline Vakil with The Hill writes:
“…In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump congratulated House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for winning a long, contentious Speakership vote before telling his followers that Republicans had to “stop” McConnell. The former president also parroted racist comments that he had previously directed toward McConnell’s wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
“It’s as though he just doesn’t care anymore, he pushes through anything the Democrats want. The $1.7 TRILLION quickly approved Bill of the week before was HORRIBLE,” Trump wrote in reference to the government spending bill passed last…
