{"id":2010725,"date":"2023-08-24T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-mitch-mcconnell-tried-to-destroy-me\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T12:20:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:20:30","slug":"trump-mitch-mcconnell-tried-to-destroy-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-mitch-mcconnell-tried-to-destroy-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump accuses McConnell of attempting to ruin him."},"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\">16<\/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%2Ftrump-mitch-mcconnell-tried-to-destroy-me%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=2010725&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--><h2>Trump: Mitch McConnell Tried to Destroy Me<\/h2>\n<p>Former President\u2062 Donald Trump didn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-may-ease-ccp-virus-lockdown-from-march-foreign-secretary-says\/\" title=\"UK May Ease CCP Virus Lockdown From March, Foreign Secretary Says\">hold back<\/a> on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell during\u200b his \u200dinterview with Tucker Carlson \u200bthat aired Wednesday night on X, the platform formerly called Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Trump accused \u200dthe Kentucky Republican of encouraging other \u2064senators to impeach him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMitch McConnell, in my opinion,\u2064 was \u200ctrying to get senators to impeach\u200d me, especially for \u2062the second one,\u201d the GOP front-runner \u2064in the 2024 presidential \u200brace \u2064told Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>He described McConnell \u2064as slow-walking \u2062his defense during his \u2064first impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd in the first one he acted \u2062very, very slow,\u201d Trump said. \u201cShould\u2019ve gone much faster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yes-bidens-hhs-pick-advocates-puberty-blockers-medical-transition-of-minors\/\" title=\"Yes, Biden\u2019s HHS Pick Advocates Puberty Blockers, Medical Transition Of Minors\">comments begin<\/a> around the 42:14\u2064 mark in the video below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ep. 19 Debate Night with Donald J Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ayPfII48CO\">pic.twitter.com\/ayPfII48CO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200bTucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1694513603251241143?\">August 24, \u20622023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump asserted that McConnell used his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-mitch-mcconnell-tried-to-destroy-me\/\" title=\"Trump accuses McConnell of attempting to ruin him.\">campaign finance authority<\/a> as chairman\u2062 of the National Republican Senatorial Committee to\u200c undermine the fight against his impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGuys that are subservient to \u2062him, because he gives money,\u201d the \u200dformer president said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe raises some money, and he gives it \u200cto\u2062 them, and therefore they do\u200d what he says,\u201d \u200bTrump \u2063said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the only form of leadership he\u2019s got.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConnell broke with Trump after the 2020 election, citing the then-president\u2019s actions to fight the outcome of the contest against Democrat Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-approve-budget-resolution-all-republicans-vote-no\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats Approve Budget Resolution, All Republicans Vote No\">senator voted<\/a> against both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mcconnell-makes-decision-trump-impeachment-trial-bound-anger-millions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">impeachments<\/a> of \u2064Trump, although he\u2063 castigated the 45th president in a Senate floor speech before voting against the second impeachment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Seven Republican senators did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_votes\/vote1171\/vote_117_1_00059.htm#position\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vote to impeach Trump<\/a> in his \u2064second impeachment trial. However, the 57-43 vote\u200b in favor of his conviction fell short of the \u2062required two-thirds majority.<\/p>\n<p>Trump endorsed McConnell \u200cin 2020 \u2062but later said \u200bhe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2022\/nov\/4\/trump-says-he-regrets-mcconnell-endorsement-wants-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regretted it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>While the relationship between Trump and the GOP Senate leader has soured, the former president has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-takes-side-heated-speaker-house-battle-close-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">close \u200calliance<\/a> \u2064 with Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell, 81, holds the \u200crecord \u200cfor the longest \u2063tenure of a leader\u200b in the upper chamber of Congress, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/01\/03\/mitch-mcconnell-senate-longest-serving-leader-00076161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>. Democratic Sen. Mike Mansfield of Montana previously held the mark of 16 years.<\/p>\n<p>Trump spoke with Carlson as an alternative to Wednesday night\u2019s Republican primary debate, which he decided not to attend.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-mitch-mcconnell-tried-destroy\/\">Trump: Mitch McConnell Tried to\u200b Destroy Me<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump openly criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in an interview with Tucker Carlson on X (formerly Twitter). 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