{"id":1839183,"date":"2023-02-08T06:49:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T11:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1839183"},"modified":"2023-02-08T06:50:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T11:50:29","slug":"with-his-sotu-ukraine-tie-mitch-mcconnell-advertised-which-country-hes-most-concerned-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-his-sotu-ukraine-tie-mitch-mcconnell-advertised-which-country-hes-most-concerned-about\/","title":{"rendered":"With His SOTU Ukraine Tie, Mitch McConnell Advertised Which Country He\u2019s Most Concerned About"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fwith-his-sotu-ukraine-tie-mitch-mcconnell-advertised-which-country-hes-most-concerned-about%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=1839183&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-->\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell never hesitates to promote Ukraine. But for Tuesday night\u2019s State of the Union address, the Kentucky Republican took it up a notch with a wardrobe statement piece.<\/p>\n<p>While attending President Joe Biden\u2019s largely incoherent speech, McConnell forwent America\u2019s red, white, and blue, instead wearing a tie emblazoned with the colors of the Ukrainian flag: blue and yellow. Like a NASCAR driver. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanmdav\/status\/1623143997823647744?s=20&#038;t=8K_PR2A2NKILBzsdvIvXJQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McConnell<\/a> He was wearing the colors of the brand he represents, it seems.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">McConnell&#8217;s behavior is mocked by many people, but I enjoy it when NASCAR drivers or politicians sport the colors of the brand they represent. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SyZsApDi69\">https:\/\/t.co\/SyZsApDi69<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Davis (@seanmdav) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanmdav\/status\/1623143997823647744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2023<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago, the Senate minority leader has been one of Congress\u2019s biggest proponents of shipping endless U.S. taxpayer dollars overseas to fund the conflict. McConnell was present in May. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mitch-mcconnell-claims-we-all-agree-the-most-important-thing-going-on-in-the-world-right-now-is-the-war-in-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issued<\/a> This is the most tone-deaf statement you can make. \u201cwe all agree the most important thing going on in the world right now is the war in Ukraine.\u201d At a time when the voters had already said &#8220;This is a funny comment!&#8221; \u201clowering inflation and fixing the economy\u201d Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrafalgargroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/COSA-2022Issues-Full-Report-0428.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Most important issue<\/a> Moving into the 2022 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell was not there to encourage the Biden administration&#8217;s efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. Instead, McConnell was at the forefront Senate efforts to send more dollars and military aid to Ukraine. During December\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/11\/30\/republicans-christmas-gift-to-voters-is-helping-democrats-pass-a-major-omnibus-spending-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">negotiations<\/a> on the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill, which passed as a result of Senate Republican support and will further increase America\u2019s ballooning national debt, McConnell made more aid to Ukraine one of his top spending priorities. McConnell contributed to the approval of the Omnibus Spending Bill in 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crfb.org\/blogs\/congress-approved-113-billion-aid-ukraine-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More than $100 billion<\/a> In aid and military assistance to eastern European nations.<\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake: McConnell\u2019s Hollywood-style fashion statement on Tuesday night was a message not only to Ukraine but to Republican voters. McConnell&#8217;s blue and yellow tie signals to conservatives that his priorities are not important to him or his Republican friends. It\u2019s a clear display of the elitist attitude felt by many within GOP ranks, who see Republican voters as nothing more than tools to be used every election cycle to maintain their hold on power.<\/p>\n<p> Shawn Fleetwood is a Staff writer at The Federalist. He is also a graduate of The University of Mary Washington. He is also the Convention of States Action&#8217;s state content writer. His work was featured in many outlets such as RealClearPolitics. RealClearHealth. Conservative Review. 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