Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), under fire for blocking two election security bills, hit back on Monday comparing the attacks against him to “modern-day McCarthyism.”
“I was called unpatriotic, un-American and essentially treasonous by a couple of left-wing pundits on the basis of bold-faced lies. I was accused of aiding and abetting the very man I’ve singled out as an adversary and opposed for nearly 20 years, Vladimir Putin,” McConnell said during a fiery speech from the Senate floor.
He added that his critics, specifically pointing out The Washington Post and MSNBC, were using “unhinged smears,” adding “welcome to modern-day McCarthyism.”
Here's Mitch McConnell using "modern day McCarthyism" and complaining about alleged liberal efforts to "gaslight" about his record on Russia in the same video clip pic.twitter.com/QSueNwKauG
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 29, 2019
“These pundits are lying, lying when they dismiss the work that has been done. They’re lying when they insist I have personally blocked actions which, in fact, I have championed and the Senate has passed. They are lying when they suggest that either party is against defending our democracy.”
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WATCH: McConnell blasts "modern-day McCarthyism" while defending blocking election bills https://t.co/cnrMLnyA1U pic.twitter.com/UOEPX9oBkS
— The Hill (@thehill) July 30, 2019
#MoscowMitchMcTreason trends after McConnell defends blocking election security bills https://t.co/cTAJyLpl8U pic.twitter.com/OoqxxlxWcn
— The Hill (@thehill) July 30, 2019
When @JoeNBC coined the nickname #MoscowMitch, it was obvious that he struck a nerve because it went viral.
When the Senate "leader" responded, he proved Joe's 💯 right by spouting the Kremlin line that investigating Putin's help to Trump is McCarthyism.#MoscowMitchMcTreason
— Grant Stern (@grantstern) July 30, 2019
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