Former President Donald Trump issued his latest attack against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), sayind that the senator “has a death wish” after supporting legislation introduced by Democrats.
It’s not entirely clear what legislation Trump is referring to, but his comments came after the Senate passed a stopgap funding bill. The legislation would keep the government funded until Dec. 16, and it was supported by McConnell and other Republicans. It also follows the Senate minority leader confirming he would back the Electoral Reform Act, a bipartisan bill aiming to make it harder to object to presidential election results following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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“Is McConnell approving all of these Trillions of Dollars worth of Democrat sponsored Bills, without even the slightest bit of negotiation, because he hates Donald J. Trump, and he knows I am strongly opposed to them, or is he doing it because he believes in the Fake and Highly Destructive Green New Deal, and is willing to take the Country down with him?” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “In any event, either reason is unacceptable. He has a DEATH WISH.”
Trump also took aim at McConnell’s wife Elaine Chao, who worked in the Trump administration as the transportation secretary before resigning in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot, calling her “his China loving wife, Coco Chow!” Chao was born in Taipei, Taiwan.
Trump has repeatedly taken shots at McConnell since leaving the White House, particularly after the Senate minority leader rebuked the former president’s actions during the Capitol riot and rejected efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election.
Some pundits pushed against Trump’s suggestion that McConnell had a “death wish,” calling the comments potentially dangerous. However, a spokesman for the former resident rejected the accusations.
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“Mitch McConnell is killing the Republican Party through weakness and cowardice. He obviously has a political death wish for himself and Republican Party, but President Trump and the America First champions in Congress will save the Republican Party and our nation,” spokesman Taylor Budowich told NBC News.
The Washington Examiner reached out to McConnell’s office for comment but did not receive a response.
