{"id":2359057,"date":"2024-10-24T14:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-says-reagan-would-not-recognize-trumps-gop-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T14:32:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:32:16","slug":"mcconnell-says-reagan-would-not-recognize-trumps-gop-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-says-reagan-would-not-recognize-trumps-gop-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell says Reagan would not recognize Trump\u2019s GOP &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fmcconnell-says-reagan-would-not-recognize-trumps-gop-washington-examiner%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=2359057&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 Minority \u2062Leader Mitch McConnell has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">expressed strong criticism<\/a> of former \u200cPresident Donald \u2063Trump and the \u200bcurrent state of the Republican\u2064 Party, particularly as noted in a new biography titled &#8220;The Price of Power.&#8221; McConnell claims that Trump has significantly altered the Republican Party from its original vision epitomized by Ronald Reagan, indicating that Reagan would not recognize the party today due to Trump&#8217;s influence. He describes Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Make America Great Again&#8221;\u200d movement \u200das \u2064&#8221;completely\u200b wrong&#8221; and \u200bargues that Trump&#8217;s actions have harmed the party&#8217;s image\u200b and competitiveness in elections.\u2062 McConnell elaborates that Trump appeals \u2063to\u2062 those who feel unsuccessful by suggesting they have been wronged, thereby\u2062 providing an excuse for their circumstances. He has characterized Trump with harsh insults, calling him a &#8220;sleazeball&#8221; and &#8220;narcissist,&#8221; and\u200d criticized \u200dhis behavior after the 2020 election, including\u200b the\u2063 events surrounding the\u200b January 6 riot. McConnell also noted that a significant portion of Republicans still believe in Trump&#8217;s claims, \u200bindicating \u200bongoing divisions within the party.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">McConnell says Reagan would not recognize Trump&rsquo;s GOP<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1843775\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) harshly assessed the current state of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican Party<\/a> and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, according to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/23\/politics\/mcconnell-trump-gop-new-book\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>biography<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Intertwined with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-missing-opportunity-for-unity-with-personal-attacks-on-kamala-harris-sununu-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump missing opportunity for unity with personal attacks on Kamala Harris: Sununu - Washington Examiner\">personality attacks<\/a> and scathing statements, McConnell said Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Make America Great Again&rdquo; movement was &ldquo;completely wrong.&rdquo; Since Trump&rsquo;s rise in politics nearly 10 years ago, McConnell, the longtime Republican leader, has grown more and more critical of the former president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Trump was the biggest factor in changing the Republican Party from what Ronald Reagan viewed and he wouldn&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-the-stupid-blacklisting-of-russian-civilians-and-a-dead-novelist\/\" title=\"Nolte: The Stupid Blacklisting of Russian Civilians and a Dead Novelist\">recognize today<\/a>,&rdquo; McConnell told the <em>Associated Press<\/em>&rsquo;s Michael Tackett for his biography, <em>The Price of Power<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell said Trump has &ldquo;done a lot of damage to our party&rsquo;s image and our ability to compete.&rdquo; Since Trump&rsquo;s win in 2016, many Trump-endorsed candidates have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/06\/26\/trump-endorsement-losses-00165023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lost their elections<\/a>, notably in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2022\/results\/arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/election\/2022\/results\/michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michigan<\/a> during the 2022 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3160586\/who-has-hasnt-endorsed-harris-trump-election-cycle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>WHO HAS AND HASN&rsquo;T ENDORSED HARRIS AND TRUMP THIS ELECTION CYCLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump is appealing to people who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-democrats-stole-votes-for-joe-biden-from-every-developmentally-disabled-person-in-milwaukee-homes-she-spoke-with\/\" title=\"Whistleblower: Democrats Stole Votes for Joe Biden from Every Developmentally Disabled Person in Milwaukee Homes She Spoke With\">haven&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t been as successful as other people and providing an excuse for that, that these more successful people have somehow been cheated, and you don&rsquo;t deserve to think of yourself as less successful because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-can-thank-kamala-harris-for-its-crime-problem\/\" title=\"California Can Thank Kamala Harris For Its Crime Problem\">things haven&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t been fair,&rdquo; McConnell said.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell also laid personality attacks against Trump, calling him a &ldquo;sleazeball&rdquo; and a &ldquo;narcissist,&rdquo; saying the former president is &ldquo;stupid as well as being ill-tempered.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He called Trump&rsquo;s behavior after he lost the election in 2020 &ldquo;erratic&rdquo; during the Stop the Steal movement and subsequent Jan. 6 riot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, about half the Republicans in the country believe whatever he says,&rdquo; McConnell said at the time.<strong> <\/strong>&ldquo;I think I&rsquo;m pretty safe in saying it&rsquo;s not just the Democrats who are counting the days until he leaves on January 20, but the Republicans as well.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While McConnell did vote to acquit Trump during his second impeachment, which was focused on the former president&rsquo;s involvement in the Jan. 6 attack, Tackett reported that McConnell did consider voting to convict him at various points.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not at all conflicted about whether what the president did is an impeachable offense. I think it is. Urging an insurrection and people attacking the Capitol as a direct result &hellip; is about as close to an impeachable offense as you can imagine, with the possible exception of maybe being an agent for another country,&rdquo; McConnell said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>McConnell has supported special counsel Jack Smith&rsquo;s investigation into Trump&rsquo;s actions around the 2020 election and the insurrection.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it was the single most, in a category by itself, of how wrong all of it was, and there&rsquo;s no doubt who inspired it, and I just hope that he&rsquo;ll have to pay a price for it,&rdquo; said McConnell. &ldquo;If he hasn&rsquo;t committed indictable offenses, I don&rsquo;t know what one is.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1843775\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1843775\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McConnell claims Reagan wouldn&#8217;t recognize today&#8217;s GOP under Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2359058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mcconnell-knocks-trump-tariff-plan.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6203,5194,5634,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2359057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-gop","tag-mcconnell","tag-reagan","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mcconnell-knocks-trump-tariff-plan.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359057","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}