Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina warned that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s blistering rebuke of former President Donald Trump following the impeachment trial acquittal will hurt the GOP.
“I think Senator McConnell’s speech, he got a load off his chest, obviously, but unfortunately he put a load on the backs of Republicans,” Graham said during an appearance on Fox News Sunday. “That speech you will see in 2022 campaigns.”
Graham said that Republican candidates running in states that could be key in GOP efforts to win back the Senate will be asked about McConnell’s speech.
“I would imagine if you’re a Republican running in Georgia, Arizona, New Hampshire, where we have a chance to take back the Senate, they may be playing Senator McConnell’s speech and asking you about it if you’re a candidate,” Graham said.
In a floor speech on Saturday, McConnell warned that Trump “didn’t get away with anything,” after the Senate acquitted him.
Although he voted for Trump’s acquittal, McConnell said that the former president committed “a disgraceful dereliction of duty” by his actions prior to the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 6.
“There’s no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day,” McConnell said on the Senate floor.
According to Republican Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona, McConnell’s attack on Trump displeased members of the GOP.
Term limits are way way way past due.
Mc Connell just another Hippocrite Traitor who needs to GO !!! 2021 Another Turncoat Backstabber !!!
Got news for you linsey the gop is already done
2 terms for ALL the Germs incl SCOTUS !!!! Beginning NOW 2021 !!!! SOLVED