Trump Attacks McConnell 

_117004467_mm.jpg
 

We ran the numbers: There are 2004 news articles covering this topic. 59% (1178) are left leaning, 26% (522) are center, and 15% (304) are right leaning.

On Tuesday, former president Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after the Senate acquitted him on the impeachment charge that he incited the deadly Capitol riot. While left-leaning articles highlight that the lengthy and personal diatribe confirmed that Trump plans to be an active combatant in the battle for the direction of the Republican Party and its growing rift, right-leaning articles highlight that Trump rebuked McConnell in terms harsher than those of most Democrats.

A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the lengthy and personal diatribe confirmed that Trump plans to be an active combatant in the battle for the direction of the Republican Party and its growing rift. Trump said he would back pro-Trump Republicans in congressional primaries where “necessary and appropriate.”

The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Trump vented frustration with the Republican establishment and claimed that many in the GOP didn’t fight hard enough for him. President Trump called McConnell a “dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack.”

A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Trump rebuked McConnell in terms harsher than those of most Democrats. Trump also said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. plays “McConnell like a fiddle.”


Previous
Previous

Sen. Ted Cruz criticized for Leaving During Crisis

Next
Next

At Town Hall Biden Reveals When Vaccines Will be Available