A growing rift inside the Republican Party burst into public view this week as President Donald Trump and several House Republicans openly blasted Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) over the stalled SAVE America Act, accusing the longtime Kentucky lawmaker of standing in the way of legislation they argue is critical to securing federal elections.
What might once have played out behind closed doors is now unfolding in plain sight — with Trump mocking McConnell online and GOP lawmakers questioning both his motives and his leadership as the bill sits idle in the Senate.
One of the most pointed comments came from Representative Ralph Norman (R-SC), who on SiriusXM blasted McConnell directly, saying “he hates Donald Trump” and argued the Kentucky senator “should be in a nursing home” rather than blocking the bill. Norman said McConnell is “beholden to the special interests” and insisted the GOP needs new leadership and term limits.
Norman’s remarks were shared on <a href="https://x.com/WilkowMajority/status/2027161540432969925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2027161540432969925%7Ctwgr%5E3383e92a7556d2a8fb97a3079c218e9523329448%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Famericanwirenews.com%2Fhouse-republican-blasts-mcconnell-over-save-act-he-should-be-in-a-nursing-home%2F">X</a>, calling out McConnell by name and questioning his effectiveness in the Senate, a rare and unusually blunt rebuke from a Republican colleague.
That sentiment reflects wider frustration among Trump-aligned Republicans over the SAVE Act’s slow progress in the chamber. While President Donald Trump used his 2026 State of the Union to call for Senate passage of the bill — urging lawmakers to “approve the SAVE America Act” as part of his agenda to require voter ID and proof of citizenship — the Senate has yet to bring it up for a vote.
Trump escalated the pressure on social media, <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2028109709824139442">posting</a> a clip from &#8220;Weekend at Bernie’s&#8221; and captioning it: “Mitch McConnell arriving to block the SAVE Act in a last-ditch attempt to save his name.” The jab underscored growing frustration among conservatives who see the bill as a must-pass election integrity measure with overwhelming grassroots support.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) suggested McConnell’s opposition may be personal, saying on <a href="https://x.com/timburchett/status/2024875245966958916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2024875245966958916%7Ctwgr%5E77f261b58e40fcfc14a750af0055b2b809e4fae9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewrepublic.com%2Fpost%2F206864%2Fmcconnell-trump-election-overhaul-bill-save-america-act">X</a> he believes it is “partially just out of meanness,” adding that “he doesn’t like Trump.” Burchett went further, questioning who is truly making decisions in McConnell’s office: “Is it him or a staff member? Because, as you know, he’s a lot like Joe Biden in his last days in office.”
Other Republicans have pressed Senate leadership to move the bill forward, arguing that requiring proof of citizenship is common sense and widely supported by voters. Trump has repeatedly urged the Senate to act, framing the measure as essential to election security.
Representative Andy Barr (R-KY), who will be running for McConnell’s seat after he retires, sent the senator a <a href="https://barr.house.gov/2026/2/barr-backs-voter-id-mandate-calls-on-mcconnell-to-advance-save-america-act">letter</a> last month. The letter strongly urged McConnell, “as Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, to expeditiously move the America Act through the Senate and to the President’s Desk.” He added, “This marks the second time that the U.S. House of Representatives has acted to advance common sense voter identification and proof of citizenship requirements to strengthen the integrity of our federal elections.”
For his part, McConnell and his team have not claimed responsibility for the stall. A spokesperson for the Kentucky senator <a href="https://www.kentucky.com/news/article314828972.html">wrote</a> in a statement, “Senator McConnell has not, at any point in time, prevented a floor vote on any version of the SAVE Act. The most recent version of the bill that passed the House was not referred to any committees and is currently awaiting Senate floor consideration. Senator McConnell has no role in or power to control floor consideration of this bill.”
McConnell has not publicly embraced the legislation and has resisted procedural efforts to fast-track it, fueling criticism from within his own party as tensions between Trump-aligned Republicans and the Senate’s Republican leadership once again spill into public view.
Senate Republican leadership has tried to take the scrutiny from McConnell. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), in a statement to the <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4473765/senate-gop-warns-house-save-act-agitators-do-not-tell-us-what-to-do/">Washington Examiner</a>, said, “House members are going to say what they’re going to say. They aren’t going to tell us how we’re going to run the Senate.” Another Senate leader said the Senate was “going to do what we’re going to do,” regardless of outside commentary.
Thune also <a href="https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2026/2/thune-joins-america-s-newsroom-on-fox-news">addressed</a> the SAVE America Act directly in an interview with Fox, saying the chamber plans to put Democrats “on the record,” but is focused first on broader issues like reopening the government, and that a floor vote will come “in due time.”
With McConnell nearing retirement and allies jockeying to replace him, the fight carries added political weight, especially in Kentucky. As House Republicans and Trump continue to escalate public pressure, Senate leadership insists the chamber will move on its own timetable. But for many in the GOP base, the optics are clear: a bill framed as “common sense” election security is stalled, and McConnell’s critics are making sure voters know exactly who they believe is responsible.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R)

Trump, Fellow Republicans Take Shots At Mitch McConnell Over SAVE Act Stall

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House Republicans are urging their Senate colleagues to quickly pass election integrity legislation that has been idling in the Upper Chamber for nearly a year.
In a letter exclusively obtained by The Daily Wire, Texas Congressman Brandon Gill and 34 of his colleagues press Senate Rules and Administration Committee Chairman Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to schedule a markup of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act and advance it to the Senate floor ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
&#8220;American elections should be fair and free, not subject to foreign influence. Illegal aliens have no right to be in America, and they certainly shouldn’t be voting,” said Rep. Gill about the letter. “House Republicans are united behind the SAVE act. I urge my Senate colleagues to pass this legislation and get it to President Trump’s desk for his signature.”
The SAVE Act would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require documentary proof of American citizenship, such as a birth certificate, passport, or naturalization papers, when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish processes to identify and remove noncitizens from voter rolls and authorizes penalties for election officials who fail to comply.
Supporters argue the legislation addresses a documented vulnerability in the current system. Republican officials note that states, including Texas and Ohio, have identified thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls, and contend that existing law makes it difficult to require proof of citizenship at the point of registration. The SAVE Act, they argue, would close those gaps and ensure that only United States citizens participate in federal elections.
The letter highlights growing frustration among House Republicans over the Senate’s inaction on the bill, which passed the House on April 10, 2025, by a 220–208 vote.
&#8220;The House did our job nearly 300 days ago. The Senate needs to do theirs,&#8221; said Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger (R-Texas), who signed the letter along with many of his fellow committee members. &#8220;The Senate needs to stop stalling &#8230; and get it to the floor. Representative Gill&#8217;s letter is exactly the pressure we need to get this to President Trump&#8217;s desk.&#8221;
Lawmakers argue that further delay risks leaving election integrity reforms unresolved as the midterms approach, and McConnell’s position as committee chairman gives him the authority to move the legislation forward.
The push comes as Republicans continue to elevate election security as a central policy priority. In late January 2026, Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the SAVE America Act, an expanded proposal that builds on the original SAVE Act by adding nationwide photo identification requirements for federal elections.
The Senate version of the SAVE Act has drawn significant Republican support, with 48 GOP senators listed as cosponsors. Still, the legislation would likely require 60 votes to overcome a filibuster in the narrowly divided Senate, making some level of bipartisan backing necessary.
The letter also points to public support for citizenship requirements, including an October 2024 Gallup poll that found 83% of Americans support requiring proof of citizenship when registering to vote, including a majority of registered Democrats.
“If you can’t prove your citizenship, you shouldn’t be able to vote. Anyone opposed to the SAVE Act wants to benefit from fraud, which undermines election security and gives illegal immigrants more power than law-abiding Americans,” said Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), one of the letter&#8217;s cosignatories. “I’m calling on the Senate to advance this bill quickly so we can strengthen and secure our elections.”
If enacted before the 2026 midterms, proponents say the SAVE Act would significantly strengthen voter registration standards nationwide while restoring public confidence in the electoral process. Critics and election administrators, however, have raised concerns about implementation timelines and administrative burdens absent additional federal support.
As the midterm elections draw closer, House Republicans are signaling impatience with Senate inaction and pressing leadership to move, as one cosigner said, &#8220;Republicans were sent to Washington to fix a broken system, not to make excuses.” Whether McConnell takes up the bill may determine not only the fate of the SAVE Act, but how central election integrity becomes in the next national campaign cycle.

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House Republicans Push Senate To Pass Voter Integrity Bill Before The Midterms

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Tech entrepreneur and Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is backing businessman Nate Morris in the contested Republican race to replace Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, The Daily Wire has learned. 
Ramaswamy told The Daily Wire he believed that Morris would be a key ally for President Donald Trump in the Senate. Morris, the founder of waste management company Rubicon, previously <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240725415339/en/Morris-Industries-Invests-in-Series-B-Round-of-Strive-Enterprises">invested</a> in Strive, Ramaswamy’s anti-woke wealth management venture. 
“Nate Morris is the exact kind of candidate the MAGA movement needs in the Senate,&#8221; Ramaswamy told The Daily Wire. &#8220;The era of career politicians is over.” 
“Delivering President Trump’s America First agenda requires fresh, bold, visionary leadership. I know Nate is the exact right man for the job and I am incredibly proud to endorse him for U.S. Senate,&#8221; Ramaswamy added.
Morris welcomed the endorsement from Ramaswamy, saying that he looked forward to developing a partnership between Kentucky and Ohio to fight for an “America First” agenda. 
“Vivek Ramaswamy truly embodies everything that the future of the America First movement has to offer and I am honored to have his endorsement,” Morris said. “With Vivek Ramaswamy in Columbus and me in Washington D.C., I am confident that we can and we will continue to make Kentucky, Ohio, and America great.”
Ramaswamy is currently running to replace Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.
Morris&#8217;s top two opponents are Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr and former Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron. The three candidates have all sparred with each other over the issue of DEI. Morris has accused his two rivals of being puppets of McConnell, who has been in the Senate since 1985.
In August, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-senate-candidate-deleted-environmentalist-tweets-before-launching-campaign">reported</a> that Morris had deleted multiple environmental tweets prior to launching his campaign. In response to that story, Donald Trump Jr., who has endorsed Morris, vouched for the Kentucky businessman&#8217;s anti-woke credentials. 
“Few people have been more outspoken against ESG and woke capital than me over the past five years, and I can say with total certainty that Nate is 100% aligned with us on supporting the parallel economy, combating ESG, and destroying woke capital once and for all,” Trump Jr. said, pointing to Morris’s investments in Strive. 
Morris has also been endorsed by Senators Bernie Moreno (Ohio) and Jim Banks (IN).

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Vivek Ramaswamy Makes Endorsement In Contested GOP Senate Primary

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On Wednesday evening, a handful of Republicans in the Senate joined forces with Democrats and independents on Wednesday to pass a measure subverting the Trump administration&#8217;s 25% tariffs on Canadian goods.
The Senate voted 51-48 in favor of a <a href="https://www.kaine.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/ros25392.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> from Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) that, if enacted, would terminate the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-imposes-tariffs-on-imports-from-canada-mexico-and-china/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national emergency declaration</a> employed by President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on Canada earlier this year.
Despite the Senate&#8217;s rebuke, Kaine&#8217;s resolution faces significant challenges, as it needs approval from the GOP-led House to take effect — an unlikely prospect. Additionally, Trump indicated he would veto the resolution if it reached his desk.
Senate Republicans who <a href="https://x.com/SenatePress/status/1907578012867940509" target="_blank" rel="noopener">broke ranks</a> to support Kaine&#8217;s resolution included Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Rand Paul (R-KY). Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) did not vote.
&#8220;The Maine economy is integrated with Canada, our most important trading partner,&#8221; Collins <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KvDcrFi0PY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on the Senate floor, adding later, &#8220;The tariffs on Canada would be detrimental to many Maine families and our local economies.&#8221;
Collins acknowledged sharing Trump&#8217;s goal of &#8220;stemming the tide of dangerous fentanyl that flows into the United States,&#8221; but insisted that, &#8220;unlike Mexico and China&#8221; — two other countries targeted for tariffs — &#8220;Canada is not complicit in this crisis.&#8221;
In an <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114266599439835683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on Truth Social before the vote, Trump called out the GOP defectors by name, urging them to reject a &#8220;ploy of the Dems to show and expose the weakness of certain Republicans&#8221; and encouraging people in their states to contact their senators.
Trump contended that Canada was facilitating the flow of fentanyl into the United States and emphasized that Kaine&#8217;s resolution is &#8220;not going anywhere because the House will never approve it and I, as your President, will never sign it.&#8221;
Earlier this year, Trump imposed 25% tariffs on some imports from Canada, arguing that the U.S. neighbor was not doing enough to curb the trafficking of drugs such as fentanyl. Canada <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/12/canada-tariffs-steel-aluminum-trump-computers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> by announcing 25% retaliatory tariffs.
The penalties against Canada preceded Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; announcement of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-unleashes-liberation-day-tariffs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reciprocal tariffs</a> on dozens of other countries around the world during an event in the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday afternoon.
When Kaine <a href="https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-klobuchar-and-warner-formally-file-legislation-to-undo-president-trumps-senseless-taxes-on-canadian-goods" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> the resolution on Canada tariffs with Sens. Amy Klobucher (D-MN) and Mark Warner (D-VA), he said the measure was privileged, meaning the Republican-controlled Senate was required to vote on it in the coming weeks.
They <a href="https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-klobuchar-and-warner-announce-expected-vote-timing-on-their-bill-to-undo-canada-tariffs-that-will-raise-costs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">argued</a> that tariffs against Canada have disrupted the United States economy in a way that raises costs for American consumers, harms workers and businesses, strains a key trade partnership, and ignites a destructive trade war.
On the GOP side, McConnell <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2025/02/12/trump-tariffs-damage-kentucky-economy-bourbon-mcconnell/78393549007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> of higher prices and harm to Kentucky industries, Paul <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx2MD3iOAiY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">objected</a> to the use of emergency authority for tariffs, and Murkowski pondered why the U.S. was <a href="https://x.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1902855339902390661" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;fighting&#8221;</a> Canada while &#8220;making nice&#8221; with Russia.
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) said in a statement after the vote on Wednesday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had already declared Kaine’s resolution dead on arrival in the House, and it will never reach Trump’s desk.
Kaine’s &#8220;goal&#8221; was &#8220;to undermine President Trump’s successful work to secure the Northern Border,&#8221; he said, adding, &#8220;This meaningless messaging resolution will not stop Senate Republicans from making America’s communities safer.&#8221;

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Four Senate Republicans Vote With Dems To Upend Trump’s Canada Tariffs

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On Thursday morning, Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mitch-mcconnell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitch McConnell</a> (R-KY) announced that he will not seek another term in the upper chamber during next year&#8217;s election, a decision that will bring to an end a lengthy career that included serving nearly two decades as party leader in the Senate.
&#8220;Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,&#8221; McConnell said in a Senate floor speech on his 83rd birthday. &#8220;Every day in between I’ve been humbled by the trust they’ve placed in me to do their business right here. Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. I will not seek this honor an eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last.&#8221;
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Sen. Mitch McConnell (<a href="https://twitter.com/SenMcConnell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenMcConnell</a>): &quot;Seven times my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate&#8230;Representing our Commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. I will not seek this honor an eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/b33cR7I36e">pic.twitter.com/b33cR7I36e</a>
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During a record <a href="https://www.senate.gov/senators/longest-serving-party-leaders.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">18 years</a> as party leader in the Senate, McConnell played a key role in shaping the conservative Supreme Court, sending aid to Ukraine, implementing a sweeping tax overhaul, and handling two impeachment trials for President Donald Trump, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-senate-retirement-34c79ef12bf62d14cb71d3c393f23a83" target="_blank" rel="noopener">per the AP</a>.
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McConnell <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-to-step-down-as-senate-republican-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> one year ago he would not seek another term as GOP Senate leader. The childhood polio survivor was briefly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-discharged-from-hospital" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hospitalized</a> in March 2023 with a concussion from falling. In the months that followed, he appeared to freeze and struggled to answer questions. He also got a cut on his face and sprained his wrist after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-falls-again-gets-medical-attention" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tripping</a>.
After revealing his plans to step aside from leadership, McConnell indicated that he planned to serve out the remainder of his current term in the Senate, which ends in January 2027, saying in a speech, &#8220;I still have enough gas in my tank to thoroughly disappoint my critics and I intend to do so with all the enthusiasm with which they&#8217;ve become accustomed.&#8221;
McConnell <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-falls-twice-in-short-span-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fell again</a> — twice during a short time span — earlier this month. Soon afterward, a spokesperson for the senator told The Daily Wire that McConnell was &#8220;fine,&#8221; adding, &#8220;The lingering effects of polio in his left leg will not disrupt his regular schedule of work.&#8221;
Over the past couple of weeks, McConnell has voted against some of Trump&#8217;s second-term Cabinet nominees. They included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
It did not take long for people to start announcing their intention to run for McConnell&#8217;s seat after the senator announced his plan to retire. Former Republican Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who lost a bid for governor in 2023 after being endorsed by Trump, revealed his campaign on X, posting, &#8220;Kentucky, it&#8217;s time for a new generation of leadership in the U.S. Senate. Let&#8217;s do this.&#8221;
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Kentucky, it&#39;s time for a new generation of leadership in the U.S. Senate. Let&#39;s do this. <a href="https://t.co/YRXAm4Busv">pic.twitter.com/YRXAm4Busv</a>
&mdash; Daniel Cameron (@DanielCameronKY) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanielCameronKY/status/1892622418113372645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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McConnell Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) attempted to slap President Donald Trump with a new nickname on Sunday, but the response thus far has only proved that Democrats have learned nothing since the days of &#8220;Cocaine Mitch.&#8221;
Jeffries posted a video via his X account along with a brief caption, stating, &#8220;Far right extremists are trying to crush the American dream. We will bring it back to life.&#8221;
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Far right extremists are trying to crush the American dream.
We will bring it back to life. <a href="https://t.co/CgNPOE7ACX">pic.twitter.com/CgNPOE7ACX</a>
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In the video, which primarily featured Jeffries speaking in direct-to-camera format while waving his hands for emphasis, the minority leader insisted that Republicans — and specifically Trump — were the cause of America&#8217;s problems.
&#8220;This administration is making America weaker across the world and creating the space for people like China and Russia to step in while hurting everyday Americans,&#8221; Jeffries claimed, but gave no specifics to support his assertion.
He then unveiled his new nickname for Trump, saying, &#8220;Captain Chaos and the Extreme MAGA Republicans spent last year promising to lower the high cost of living and running away from Project 2025 as if it didn&#8217;t exist.&#8221;
Jeffries then suggested that because prices had not yet gone down after Trump&#8217;s first month in office, he had already failed to deliver on his campaign promise to do so. He also claimed that Republicans were &#8220;implementing the most extreme parts of the Project 2025 agenda.&#8221;
Some critics pointed to Jeffries&#8217; overall message as failing to hit the mark.
&#8220;Extreme Hakeem with his daily dose of division,&#8221; Matthew Kolken posted.
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Extreme Hakeem with his daily dose of division.
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&#8220;And you were left dumbfounded by President Trumps (sic) high approval rating. This is how people know you are just spewing fear mongering bulls***,&#8221; another posted, sharing video of Jeffries from Sunday morning&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;This Week.&#8221;
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And you were left dumbfounded by President Trumps high approval rating. This is how people know you are just spewing fear mongering bullshit..<a href="https://t.co/YumzVvW6gL">pic.twitter.com/YumzVvW6gL</a>
&mdash; Ava- I Love My USA! 🇺🇸 (@WEdwarda) <a href="https://twitter.com/WEdwarda/status/1891189801690275914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Others zeroed in on the new nickname: &#8220;Captain Chaos.&#8221;
&#8220;Hakeem Jeffries unveils his nickname for Donald Trump. [drumroll] &#8216;Captain Chaos,'&#8221; one said.
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&#8220;Why do they insist on making him sound cool?&#8221; New York City Councilwoman Vicki Paladino asked.
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Why do they insist on making him sound cool?
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&#8220;Captain Chaos strikes fear into the leftists who have spent the past four years destroying this country,&#8221; Dustin Grage added.
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Captain Chaos strikes fear into the leftists who have spent the past four years destroying this country. <a href="https://t.co/mlYm1EnPS3">https://t.co/mlYm1EnPS3</a> <a href="https://t.co/dzdOc0Ti2e">pic.twitter.com/dzdOc0Ti2e</a>
&mdash; Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) <a href="https://twitter.com/GrageDustin/status/1892137822712135810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Democrats saw similar results when they attempted to nickname former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during the 2018 election cycle. West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship, running in the GOP primary in his own state, attempted to tie McConnell to 90 pounds of cocaine found on a ship owned by the father of then-Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, McConnell&#8217;s wife.
Blankenship promised during his campaign to help the Senate &#8220;ditch Cocaine Mitch&#8221; – but in the end, Blankenship lost his primary, and McConnell embraced the nickname.
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Thanks for playing, <a href="https://twitter.com/DonBlankenship?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DonBlankenship</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WVSen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WVSen</a> <a href="https://t.co/TV1ETgQdmu">pic.twitter.com/TV1ETgQdmu</a>
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McConnell&#8217;s team also sold t-shirts that read &#8220;Team Mitch Cartel Member,&#8221; capitalizing on the nickname further.

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On Wednesday, Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mitch-mcconnell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitch McConnell</a> (R-KY) reportedly suffered two more falls, this time in the U.S. Capitol.
Punchbowl News&#8217; Max Cohen <a href="https://x.com/maxpcohen/status/1887215639439257693" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X that the 82-year-old fell twice in a &#8220;short span,&#8221; once while exiting the Senate chamber and again while entering a closed-door GOP lunch.
One tumble happened after McConnell voted to confirm Scott Turner as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Fox News&#8217; Chad Pergram <a href="https://x.com/ChadPergram/status/1887193223853990274" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> that Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) helped McConnell up.
John Bresnahan, a Punchbowl News co-founder, offered details on what apparently was the second fall. He <a href="https://x.com/bresreports/status/1887215050559029713" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> McConnell fell on his side while carrying a plate of food and may have bruised his face.
Cohen later <a href="https://x.com/maxpcohen/status/1887212966602547580" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> a photo of McConnell exiting the GOP lunch. He noted that McConnell was holding onto an aide for support as he entered Majority Leader John Thune&#8217;s (R-SD) office.
Yet another <a href="https://x.com/maxpcohen/status/1887220018611400912" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> from Cohen showed McConnell in a wheelchair, which his team said was being used as a precautionary measure.
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Mitch McConnell is in a wheelchair after falling multiple times today <a href="https://t.co/pDd03oBgQl">pic.twitter.com/pDd03oBgQl</a>
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&#8220;Senator McConnell is fine,&#8221; a McConnell spokesperson told The Daily Wire. &#8220;The lingering effects of polio in his left leg will not disrupt his regular schedule of work.&#8221;
McConnell, a childhood Polio survivor, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-to-step-down-as-senate-republican-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last February that he would not seek another term as GOP leader in the Senate following multiple health scares in the preceding months.
The senator was briefly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-discharged-from-hospital" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hospitalized</a> in March 2023 with a concussion after falling at a D.C. hotel, and in the months that followed, he appeared to freeze and struggled to answer questions from the press.
More recently, McConnell got a cut on his face and sprained his wrist after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-falls-again-gets-medical-attention" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tripping</a> in December. McConnell received medical attention, and his spokesperson said the senator was cleared to resume his schedule.
After revealing his plans to step aside from leadership, McConnell indicated that he planned to serve out the remainder of his current term in the upper chamber, which ends in January 2027.
&#8220;I still have enough gas in my tank to thoroughly disappoint my critics and I intend to do so with all the enthusiasm with which they&#8217;ve become accustomed,&#8221; he said during Senate floor remarks.
In a radio interview that followed, he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-says-hes-not-leaving-the-senate-aims-to-fight-isolationist-movement-within-gop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;I’m not leaving the Senate. And I’m particularly involved in actually fighting back against the isolationist movement in my own party and so many others as well.&#8221;

McConnell Falls Twice In ‘Short Span’: Report

Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mitch-mcconnell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitch McConnell</a> (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released a statement late on Friday night explaining his decision to vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to Secretary of Defense.
McConnell&#8217;s statement comes after Hegseth was confirmed in a 51-50 vote in the U.S. Senate earlier in the night with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.
The 82-year-old said that the U.S. was in a more serious threat environment today than at any other point since World War II, making the position even more important.
McConnell wrote:
<blockquote>Effective management of nearly 3 million military and civilian personnel, an annual budget of nearly $1 trillion, and alliances and partnerships around the world is a daily test with staggering consequences for the security of the American people and our global interests.
Mr. Hegseth has failed, as yet, to demonstrate that he will pass this test. But as he assumes office, the consequences of failure are as high as they have ever been.</blockquote>
McConnell argued that a &#8220;desire to be a ‘change agent’ is not enough to fill these shoes&#8221; and that numerous secretaries &#8220;distinguished combat experience and time in the trenches have failed at the job.&#8221;
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McConnell continued:
<blockquote>The United States faces coordinated aggression from adversaries bent on shattering the order underpinning American security and prosperity. In public comments and testimony before the Armed Services Committee, Mr. Hegseth did not reckon with this reality.
President Trump has rightly called on NATO allies to spend more on our collective defense. But the nominee who would have been responsible for leading that effort wouldn’t even commit to growing America’s defense investment beyond the low bar set by the Biden Administration’s budget requests.
In his testimony before the Committee, Mr. Hegseth provided no substantial observations on how to defend Taiwan or the Philippines against a Chinese attack, or even whether he believes the United States should do so. He failed, for that matter, to articulate in any detail a strategic vision for dealing with the gravest long-term threat emanating from the PRC.
Absent, too, was any substantive discussion of countering our adversaries’ alignment with deeper alliance relationships and more extensive defense industrial cooperation of our own.</blockquote>
McConnell said that he wished Hegseth &#8220;great success&#8221; in the role and that he looked forward to closely working with him &#8220;to restore American hard power.&#8221;
&#8220;Every member of the uniformed services will be looking to him for decisive, principled, and nonpartisan leadership,&#8221; he added.
McConnell&#8217;s move was met with backlash from some of his Republican colleagues:
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McConnell is the embodiment of what is wrong in DC. He will work against Trump. He can’t help it. <a href="https://t.co/5VQVIIpGGe">https://t.co/5VQVIIpGGe</a>
— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) <a href="https://twitter.com/realannapaulina/status/1882978446688846265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Mitch McConnell doesn’t support <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> and he doesn’t support an America First agenda. He never has.
It’s why I ran against him for Leader and why I’ll continue to fight for President Trump and his agenda. <a href="https://t.co/JcRo6Yjpbq">https://t.co/JcRo6Yjpbq</a>
— Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottforFlorida/status/1882994177941868975?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2025</a></blockquote>
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McConnell Releases Statement In Defense Of ‘No’ Vote For Hegseth

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On Wednesday, GOP Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) reintroduced the Justice for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/9-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9/11</a> Act, originally introduced by Cotton and McConnell last August, to cancel any plea deals made between the Biden administration and the Guantanamo Bay inmates who planned the 9/11/2001 attacks. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) is introducing companion legislation in the House.
Three detainees at Guantanamo Bay, including alleged 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, had filed plea deals. Last week, a military appeals court ruled that the Pentagon could not reverse the deals reached by military prosecutors and defense attorneys.
The Act <a href="https://www.cotton.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/11_plea_deal_bill_reintro.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">states</a>:
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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 949h of title 10, United States Code, any plea agreement entered into by Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for actions involving the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and its related judgment, shall not preclude the trial of such individual under chapter 47A of such title or any other provision of law for that terrorist attack. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law for the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, a sentence of death shall be available. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any sentence imposed on Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, such individual shall be held at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in solitary confinement; provided no contact with foreign nationals; and provided no psychological treatment except that specifically authorized by medical authorities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay; and shall not be transferred to the continental United States or any other country. 
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“Giving a plea deal to the terrorist masterminds behind 9/11 is disgraceful and an insult to the victims of the attacks, as well at those who served to avenge them,” Cotton <a href="https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-mcconnell-lawler-reintroduce-bill-to-stop-joe-biden-from-releasing-9/11-terrorists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>. “These monsters should have faced justice decades ago; instead, Joe Biden has set the stage to let them go free. My bill will stop this travesty and prevent the Biden administration from replenishing the ranks of our terrorist enemies any further on his way out the door.”
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“In the wake of terrorist savagery, our obligation is to deliver justice,” McConnell echoed. “However long it takes, those responsible for September 11 deserve nothing more, and the families of their victims deserve nothing less.”
“The court’s decision to uphold the plea deal for three 9/11 conspirators is alarming,” Moran added. “In addition to the plea deal, the Biden administration continues to use its final days in power to release some of the world&#8217;s most violent terrorists from Guantanamo Bay. These men should face trial for their crimes, and Congress must act quickly to pass this important legislation.”
“September 11th is a date that will forever be seared in our national memory, especially for New Yorkers,” Lawler stated. “For the Biden-Harris Administration to have offered a plea deal without the death penalty to the very people who planned the attacks that took the lives of almost 3,000 is a betrayal of our cops, firefighters, and 9/11 victims and their families. The Justice for 9/11 Act will nullify this horrendous plea deal and prevent any future ones from being offered to those who perpetrated this heinous attack.”
“A hearing is scheduled for later this week at Guantanomo Bay, where Mohammad and two other defendants could plead guilty in separate hearings, with the death penalty removed as a possible punishment,” Fox News <a href="//FE2DFBB2-BFEC-43AE-BAEC-9AFFDA6DD542/v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a>, adding, “The administration announced on Monday 11 Yemeni detainees, including two alleged bodyguards for Usama bin Laden, would be resettled in Oman, after being held for two decades without charges.”

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appeared to warn President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., this week over a lawyer who is helping him select federal health officials for the incoming administration.
The warning from McConnell comes just weeks before Kennedy will undergo confirmation hearings in which he will have to win over the support of U.S. senators to lead the department.
Aaron Siri, the lawyer helping Kennedy, petitioned the federal government in 2022 to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/aaron-siri-rfk-jr-vaccines.html">reported</a>.
McConnell, a polio survivor, made the warning over the polio vaccine after the report was published but did not mention Kennedy by name.
&#8220;Like millions of families before them, my parents knew the pain and fear of watching their child struggle with the life-altering diagnosis of polio,&#8221; McConnell said. &#8220;From the age of two, normal life without paralysis was only possible for me because of the miraculous combination of modern medicine and a mother’s love. But for millions who came after me, the real miracle was the saving power of the polio vaccine.&#8221;
&#8220;For decades, I have been proud to work with devoted advocates – from Rotary International to the Gates Foundation – and use my platform in public life to champion the pursuit of cures for further generations,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I have never flinched from confronting specious disinformation that threatens the advance of lifesaving medical progress, and I will not today.&#8221;
The 82-year-old senator said that the polio vaccine saved &#8220;millions of lives and held out the promise of eradicating a terrible disease.&#8221;
&#8220;Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed – they’re dangerous,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;Anyone seeking the Senate’s consent to serve in the incoming Administration would do well to steer clear of even the appearance of association with such efforts.&#8221;
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Mitch McConnell, polio survivor, warns RFK Jr. on the polio vaccine — without mentioning his name.
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“Like millions of families before them, my parents knew the pain and fear of watching their child struggle with the life-altering diagnosis…
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) <a href="https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1867693869241946589?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2024</a></blockquote>

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Outgoing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> Minority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mitch-mcconnell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitch McConnell</a> (R-KY) received medical attention on Capitol Hill after he suffered another fall on Tuesday.
POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/10/congress/mcconnell-attended-by-medical-personnel-00193528" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that McConnell, 82, walked out of a Senate GOP lunch with a cut on his face and medical personnel followed the lawmaker into his office.
Sen. John Thune (R-SD), who has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-thune-elected-senate-majority-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">elected</a> to serve as the next Republican leader in the upper chamber, assured reporters afterwards that McConnell was alright.
“He is fine. He&#8217;s in his office. And any other questions about Sen. McConnell, I’ll refer to staff,&#8221; Thune said at a press conference.
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McConnell&#8217;s office later shared a brief statement with The Daily Wire on the senator&#8217;s condition.
&#8220;Leader McConnell tripped following lunch. He sustained a minor cut to the face and sprained his wrist. He has been cleared to resume his schedule,&#8221; a spokesperson said.
McConnell, a childhood Polio survivor, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-to-step-down-as-senate-republican-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> in February that he would not seek another term as GOP leader in the Senate following a couple of health scares in the preceding months.
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The senator was briefly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-discharged-from-hospital" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hospitalized</a> in March 2023 with a concussion after falling at a D.C. hotel, and in the months that followed, he appeared to freeze and struggled to answer questions from the press.
After revealing his plans to step aside from leadership, McConnell indicated that he planned to serve out the remainder of his current term in the upper chamber, which ends in January 2027.
&#8220;I still have enough gas in my tank to thoroughly disappoint my critics and I intend to do so with all the enthusiasm with which they&#8217;ve become accustomed,&#8221; he said in Senate floor remarks.
During a radio interview that followed, he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcconnell-says-hes-not-leaving-the-senate-aims-to-fight-isolationist-movement-within-gop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;I’m not leaving the Senate. And I’m particularly involved in actually fighting back against the isolationist movement in my own party and so many others as well.&#8221;
McConnell is the Senate’s longest-serving party leader with more than 15 years under his belt.
He is slated to be replaced in the role next month after Thune beat out Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rick Scott (R-FL) in an internal election that took place in November.

McConnell Falls Again, Gets Medical Attention

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) slammed Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday for echoing the words of a man who has been charged with attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump.
“This summer, after the first attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in more than a century, President Biden insisted that ‘we cannot allow this violence to be normalized,’&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;In September, after President Trump escaped yet another close call, Vice President Harris acknowledged that ‘we all must do our part to ensure that this incident does not lead to more violence.’&#8221;
The statement said that Biden&#8217;s and Harris&#8217; words &#8220;have proven hollow&#8221; as Harris, as the Democrat Party&#8217;s presidential nominee, has &#8220;only fanned the flames beneath a boiling cauldron of political animus.&#8221;
&#8220;Her most recent and most reckless invocations of the darkest evil of the 20th century seem to dare it to boil over,&#8221; they wrote. &#8220;The Vice President&#8217;s words more closely resemble those of President Trump&#8217;s second would-be assassin than her own earlier appeal to civility.&#8221;
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The statement from the top Republican leaders in Washington, D.C., comes after Harris promoted a widely disputed report this week that claimed Trump said he wanted the same generals as Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
Harris said during a CNN town hall on Wednesday night that Trump was a &#8220;fascist,&#8221; the same type of rhetoric used by Democrat donor Ryan Routh, who was <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ryan-wesley-routh-indicted-attempted-assassination-former-president-trump">charged</a> for allegedly attempting to assassinate Trump at a golf course in September. Routh had even written a book where he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/would-be-trump-assassin-was-pro-iran-urged-them-to-kill-trump">called</a> for Trump&#8217;s assassination.
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McConnell and Johnson said that Routh had called on others to &#8220;finish the job&#8221; in a letter since he was unsuccessful.
They said that Harris &#8220;must abandon the base and irresponsible rhetoric that endangers both American lives and institutions.&#8221;
&#8220;We have both been briefed on the ongoing and persistent threats to former President Donald Trump by adversaries to the United States, and we call on the Vice President to take these threats seriously, stop escalating the threat environment, and help ensure President Trump has the necessary resources to be protected from those threats,&#8221; they concluded.

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