Trump says Washington Post should apologize to McConnell over 'Russian asset' column

Source: The Hill | July 30, 2019 | Brett Samuels

President Trump on Tuesday said The Washington Post should apologize to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after it published an opinion piece titled “Mitch McConnell is a Russian asset” that criticized the senator’s opposition to election security legislation.

“I think the Washington Post is a Russian asset by comparison,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House for a trip to Virginia. 

“Mitch McConnell loves our country. He’s done a great job,” Trump added, noting that he did not read the piece.

“If they actually said that, that Mitch McConnell is an asset of Russia, they ought to be ashamed of themselves, and they ought to apologize.”

In an attempt to distance McConnell from the headline, the president asserted that the majority leader “is a man that knows less about Russia and Russian influence than even Donald Trump, and I know nothing.”

Trump also praised McConnell, who is up for reelection in 2020, for his work getting conservative judges confirmed in the Senate.

The column, penned by Dana Milbank, slammed McConnell for blocking Democratic-backed election security bills that would strengthen protections against foreign attacks on U.S. elections.

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