Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued a stern message to protesters opposed to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in a fiery Senate floor speech Wednesday: Your intimidation tactics will not stop the full Senate from voting on the judge’s confirmation. “Colleagues, including my friend, the Democratic leader, have tried to get Judge Kavanaugh to withdraw from this process because of these uncorroborated and sometimes absolutely ridiculous allegations,” McConnell began. “When that did work, then the far-left tried to bully and intimidate members of this body, Republican United States senators. They’ve tried to bully and intimidate us.” Without referencing the senator’s name, the Senate Majority Leader lamented how organized far-left protesters recently drove Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and his wife Heidi out of a Washington, D.C.-area eatery, Fiola, over the lawmaker’s support for Kavanaugh. “One of … [Read more...] about Mitch McConnell: ‘We’re Not Going to Be Intimidated’ by Protesters Camping Outside Senators’ Homes
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Mitch McConnell: Failing Dems Resort to ‘Intimidation, Bullying’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., struck back at protesters and Democrats for resorting to "intimidation tactics and bullying," before declaring on the Senate floor Wednesday: "We're not going to be intimidated by these people." "If facts and evidence couldn't get the job done, then intimidation tactics and bullying would have to do," Sen. McConnell said, per The Hill. ". . . The far left tried to bully and intimidate members of this body, Republican United States senators." McConnell referred to himself and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., being accosted by protesters at the airport and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his wife "were effectively run out of a restaurant in recent days by these people" in Washington, D.C. "Another reported having protesters physically block his car door, and some have seen organized far-left protesters camp out at their homes," McConnell added, per the report. "I'm not suggesting we're the victims here . . . but I want to make it clear … [Read more...] about Mitch McConnell: Failing Dems Resort to ‘Intimidation, Bullying’
Mitch McConnell describes attorney questioning Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser a ‘female assistant’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell described the attorney who will question Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford as a “female assistant.”McConnell made the comment on Tuesday while speaking to reporters about the potential outcome of Kavanaugh’s upcoming hearing during which he’ll face allegations of sexually assaulting professor Ford when the two were in high school (Kavanaugh has denied the claims).“We’re going to be moving forward. I’m confident we’re going to win, confident that he’ll be confirmed in the very near future. I believe he’ll be confirmed, yes,” said McConnell, according to Reuters. “We have hired a female assistant to go on staff and to ask these questions in a respectful and professional way,” referring to the attorney (whose name is being kept private) hired by the male panel of Republicans on the Senate Judiciary … [Read more...] about Mitch McConnell describes attorney questioning Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser a ‘female assistant’
Report: Mitch McConnell upset that Republicans aren’t showing up to work
Republicans are reportedly being criticized for not showing up to work.Sources told The Hill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “scolded” his colleagues on Thursday for lacking in attendance for a Wednesday night vote.The site notes that McConnell warned Republican senators that they will have problems getting laws passed if the attendance remains low. Ten senators missed two different votes on Thursday and they were almost all Republicans, according to The Hill. 15 PHOTOS Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao See Gallery Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao U.S. Senate Republican Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and his wife Elaine Chao arrive at Bellarmine University to cast their ballots during Kentucky's primary elections in Louisville, Kentucky, May 20, 2014. McConnell is running against Republican challenger Matt Bevin. REUTERS/John Sommers II (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch … [Read more...] about Report: Mitch McConnell upset that Republicans aren’t showing up to work
Mitch McConnell says protesters who confronted him ‘waited’ until wife Elaine Chao was gone
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was heckled last month outside an event at Georgetown University with his wife – Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. (AP) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took to Twitter Monday to poke fun at protesters who confronted him over the weekend, saying “they waited until” his wife -- Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao -- “wasn’t around.” McConnell’s “Team Mitch” Twitter account retweeted an article by The Hill that showed a group of protesters shouting at the Kentucky lawmaker as he left the Bristol Bar & Grille in Louisville on Saturday. Demonstrators were heard yelling “abolish ICE” and “no justice, no peace.” McConnell could be seen in the video walking to his car unfazed. “I see what they did here. They waited until Elaine wasn’t around,” the tweet that accompanied the article read. The tweet was signed … [Read more...] about Mitch McConnell says protesters who confronted him ‘waited’ until wife Elaine Chao was gone