{"id":2267796,"date":"2024-06-14T11:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-says-mcconnell-lacked-courage-to-skip-meeting-with-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T11:21:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:21:22","slug":"schumer-says-mcconnell-lacked-courage-to-skip-meeting-with-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-says-mcconnell-lacked-courage-to-skip-meeting-with-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer accuses McConnell of lacking &#8216;courage&#8217; for not avoiding Trump meeting"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fschumer-says-mcconnell-lacked-courage-to-skip-meeting-with-trump%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=2267796&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--><p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized Senator\u2064 Mitch\u200b McConnell for lacking &#8220;courage&#8221; for attending a meeting \u2064with former President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill. Schumer suggested that McConnell, along with other Republicans, \u200cknows the potential danger Trump poses to democracy. Despite their past rift following the January\u2063 6 Capitol\u2063 riot and Trump\u2019s hostile remarks towards \u2064McConnell, the\u200c meeting was framed as an opportunity to discuss the Republican\u200b agenda for\u200b 2025, should\u200b they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">regain control<\/a>. McConnell, who previously voted to acquit Trump in his \u2063second impeachment but blamed him for\u2064 provoking\u200d the riot, reportedly expressed \u200bpositivity about the meeting, \u200dsignaling\u2063 an attempt at reconciliation between him and Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) questioned the \u201ccourage\u201d of Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY), the top Republican in the Senate, after he attended a meeting with former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> on Capitol Hill Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell had not spoken with Trump since their falling out over the Jan. 6 riot and only begrudgingly endorsed him for president after he locked up the GOP nomination earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans critical of Trump in the aftermath of the Capitol attack, including some who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, were split over whether to attend the meeting, a gathering of Senate Republicans to discuss their 2025 agenda should the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-offers-surprising-suggestion-on-direction-republicans-want-party-to-go-for-2024-nomination\/\" title=\"New Poll Offers Surprising Suggestion On Direction Republicans Want Party To Go For 2024 Nomination\">party win control<\/a> of Washington, but McConnell decided to attend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me just say this. I think there are a good number of Republicans, McConnell included, who know deep in their hearts, deep in their minds, what a danger he is to democracy, and what a disaster he\u2019d be as president,\u201d Schumer said in an appearance on CNN Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcConnell should have had the courage not to show up,\u201d he added. \u201cHe knows, I think he knows deep in his heart what Trump is like and what Trump would do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has been openly hostile toward McConnell for years, calling him a fake Republican and even hurling racially tinged comments at his wife, Elaine Chao. McConnell, like most of his conference, voted to acquit in Trump\u2019s second impeachment, given he had already left office, but he held the former president \u201cpractically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In more recent months, McConnell had adopted a policy of not commenting on Trump or the presidential race.<\/p>\n<p>But the two attempted to repair their relationship on Thursday. Trump struck a conciliatory tone, according to senators who attended, while McConnell described the meeting as \u201creally positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe and I got a chance to talk a little bit, shook hands a few times,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hypocrisy-trump-team-shows-videos-of-democrat-lawmakers-during-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"\u2018Hypocrisy:\u2019 Trump Team Shows Videos of Democrat Lawmakers During Impeachment Trial\">told reporters afterward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an entirely positive meeting,\u201d McConnell added. \u201cI can\u2019t think of anything out of it to tell you that was negative.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the National Republican Senatorial Committee on June 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Passing additional funding for the war in Ukraine, something Trump opposes, temporarily united all four corners of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-religious-groups-begin-turning-up-heat-on-gop-to-take-action-on-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump, Religious Groups Begin Turning Up Heat On GOP To Take Action On Marjorie Taylor Greene\">congressional leadership<\/a> despite initial resistance from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). Congress passed the aid after months of gridlock and multiple concessions to the former president.<\/p>\n<p>But Senate GOP leadership remains at odds with Schumer on just about all other fronts. One Republican leadership aide accused the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">majority leader<\/a> of hypocrisy on Israel in response to his attack on McConnell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh yes, the same courageous Chuck Schumer who routinely trashes our closest ally, calls for Bibi Netanyahu to resign, then invites him to address a joint session of Congress,\u201d the aide said.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer maintains his support for Israel but has been deeply critical of its government, calling for new elections in March.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite their rocky past, Trump has largely aligned himself with McConnell and Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), his campaign deputy, on candidates this cycle. Daines\u2019s efforts to build a close relationship with Trump, in particular, are credited with helping Republicans avoid bitter primaries and preserve resources for the general election.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans have a favorable map and must net as little as one seat to retake the chamber in November. Their meeting with Trump followed a huddle with House Republicans on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) criticized Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for lacking &#8220;courage&#8221; after McConnell met with former President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill. 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