{"id":2169987,"date":"2024-02-07T08:25:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T13:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-hits-back-at-gop-critics-calling-on-him-to-quit-citing-failed-2022-coup\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T08:25:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T13:25:14","slug":"mitch-mcconnell-hits-back-at-gop-critics-calling-on-him-to-quit-citing-failed-2022-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-hits-back-at-gop-critics-calling-on-him-to-quit-citing-failed-2022-coup\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitch McConnell responds to GOP critics, refuses to step down despite failed 2022 coup"},"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%2Fmitch-mcconnell-hits-back-at-gop-critics-calling-on-him-to-quit-citing-failed-2022-coup%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=2169987&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>McConnell Pushes Back Against Critics After Senate Border Deal Collapse<\/h2>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is facing criticism from within his own \u2064party\u2064 following the collapse of the Senate border deal. However, McConnell is not backing down and reminding his critics \u2062that they had an opportunity to remove \u200dhim from his leadership position after the \u200b2022 election.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had a small group of persistent\u2064 critics \u200dthe whole time I\u2019ve been in this job. They had their shot,\u201d McConnell said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After a disappointing 2022\u200b election for the GOP, McConnell faced a challenge to his leadership role from Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL). However, McConnell emerged victorious in a 37-10 \u2063vote, solidifying his position as Senate minority leader.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell also took aim at some of \u200chis Republican colleagues, accusing them \u2062of pushing \u2064for a border deal despite knowing it would require approval from Democrats who control the White House and the Senate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe reason\u2064 we\u2019ve been talking about the border\u200c is because they \u200dwanted to, \u2062the persistent critics,\u201d McConnell explained. \u201cYou\u2063 can\u2019t\u200c pass a bill without dealing with \u200da Democratic president\u200d and a Democratic Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Senate border bill, which was the result of months of negotiations led by Sens. Chris Murphy \u200d(D-CT), James Lankford \u200b(R-OK), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), faced heavy criticism from Republicans\u200d in both the House and the Senate. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) declared\u2063 the bill &#8220;dead on arrival&#8221; in the House, and \u200bMcConnell eventually \u2063admitted that it had\u2064 no \u200cchance of passing.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the backlash, \u2063McConnell\u2062 remains\u2063 steadfast\u200d in his\u2062 position and is determined to \u200dnavigate\u200d the challenges of a divided government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here\u200b to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) resists calls for his removal by fellow Republicans following the failure of the Senate border deal. Some GOP senators celebrated the collapse, including Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), who criticized the Senate GOP leadership for being disconnected. 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