{"id":1465612,"date":"2022-05-05T17:45:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T21:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1465612"},"modified":"2022-05-05T17:45:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T21:45:41","slug":"mcconnell-trolls-trump-with-monogrammed-whiskey-gift-to-fellow-senators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-trolls-trump-with-monogrammed-whiskey-gift-to-fellow-senators\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell Trolls Trump With Monogrammed Whiskey Gift To Fellow Senators"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmcconnell-trolls-trump-with-monogrammed-whiskey-gift-to-fellow-senators%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1465612&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell handed out monogrammed Old Crow bourbon bottles at the Senate Republican conference lunch on Thursday, in a nod to former President Donald Trump\u2019s nickname for him.<\/p>\n<p>Trump first called McConnell \u201cOld Crow\u201d in a July 2021 statement in which the former president called out Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby, a top McConnell ally, for supporting his chief of staff against Rep. Mo Brooks in a Senate primary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/07\/13\/politics\/mitch-mcconnell-old-crow\/index.html\">according<\/a> to CNN. Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/09\/old-crow-mitch-mcconnell-donald-trump-infrastructure\/\">reused<\/a> the nickname several <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/14\/donald-trump-gop-republican-party-grip-slipping-polls\/\">times<\/a> since, including after President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/15\/joe-biden-victory-lap-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-signing-ceremony-law\/\">signed<\/a> the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that McConnell supported.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell has claimed to enjoy the nickname, telling CNN that \u201cit\u2019s quite an honor\u201d because \u201cOld Crow is Henry Clay\u2019s favorite bourbon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans take turns hosting policy lunches for their colleagues, where they are expected to serve foods traditional to their home states. In addition to the bourbon, McConnell served fried okra, corn pudding, fried chicken and biscuits, the Louisville Courier-Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/mitch-mcconnell\/2022\/05\/05\/mitch-mcconnell-gives-old-crow-bourbon-wry-kentucky-derby-gift\/9633496002\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Leader McConnell hosted lunch today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rw2b67bYQh\">pic.twitter.com\/rw2b67bYQh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Doug Andres (@DougAndres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DougAndres\/status\/1522263489175298050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Old Crow bottles distributed by McConnell include a picture of the senator instead of the typical drawing of a bird.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKentucky is recognized as the world capital of both bourbon and horses, industries that contribute to our state\u2019s economy and tourism,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cAs the world turns its eyes to the Commonwealth for the 148th Kentucky Derby, I\u2019m bringing a little slice of those traditions to the United States Senate.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/10\/bob-baffert-medina-spirit-kentucky-derby-failed-drug-test-cancel-culture\/\">(RELATED: Hall Of Fame Trainer Bob Baffert Blames \u2018Cancel Culture\u2019 For Kentucky Derby Winner\u2019s Failed Drug Test)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Old Crow bourbon has been distilled in Kentucky since 1835, when a Scottish distiller, Dr. James Crow, first produced it, <a href=\"https:\/\/scotchwhisky.com\/magazine\/whisky-heroes\/22100\/dr-james-crow\/\">according<\/a> to ScotchWhiskey.com. It is currently made by Beam Suntory, the same company that distributes Jim Beam.<\/p>\n<p>Clay, the early 19th century Kentucky senator and Secretary of State, reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/kentuckybluegras0000alve\/page\/230\/mode\/2up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">brought<\/a>\u00a0a jug of the bourbon with him to Washington, D.C. Several Old Crow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.periodpaper.com\/products\/1954-ad-old-crow-kentucky-bourbon-whiskey-henry-clay-original-advertising-053192-tm3-271\">advertisements<\/a> released more than a century after Clay\u2019s death reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/propadv.com\/alcohol-ad-and-poster-collection\/old-crow-ad-and-poster-collection\/1959-henry-clay-places-an-order-with-james-crow-taste-the-greatness-of-old-crow\/\">included<\/a> the former senator\u2019s likeness.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell has leaned into several nicknames bestowed on him by political opponents. After coal executive and West Virginia Senate candidate Don Blankenship <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/05\/01\/blankenship-cocaine-mitch-mcconnell\/\">released<\/a> an ad calling the top Republican \u201cCocaine Mitch,\u201d McConnell\u2019s team <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5593273\/cocaine-mitch-shirts\/\">sold<\/a> t-shirts making light of the insult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell handed out monogrammed Old Crow bourbon bottles at the Senate Republican conference lunch on Thursday, in a nod to former President Donald Trump\u2019s nickname for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1481790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1465612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1465612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1465612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1465612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1481790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1465612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1465612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1465612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}