{"id":2421374,"date":"2025-04-08T18:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T22:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-skewers-mcconnell-for-one-of-the-great-acts-of-political-pettiness-ive-ever-seen\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T18:58:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T22:58:33","slug":"vance-skewers-mcconnell-for-one-of-the-great-acts-of-political-pettiness-ive-ever-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-skewers-mcconnell-for-one-of-the-great-acts-of-political-pettiness-ive-ever-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance Skewers McConnell for &#8216;One of the Great Acts of Political Pettiness I\u2019ve Ever Seen&#8217;"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fvance-skewers-mcconnell-for-one-of-the-great-acts-of-political-pettiness-ive-ever-seen%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=2421374&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>In a recent development, Vice President J.D. Vance criticized Senator Mitch McConnell after McConnell voted against President Trump&#8217;s nominee, Elbridge Colby, for the role of under secretary of policy at the Defense Department. McConnell was the only Republican senator to oppose Colby,who was ultimately confirmed by the Senate in a 54 to 45 vote,with significant support from Democratic senators.McConnell expressed concerns over Colby&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-presidential-candidates-set-to-talk-foreign-policy-at-college-event\/\" title=\"GOP candidates to discuss foreign ... at college event.\">foreign policy perspectives<\/a>, which he claimed favored the Indo-Pacific region at the expense of U.S. commitments in Ukraine and the Middle East. Vance characterized McConnell&#8217;s opposition as politically petty, indicating a broader critique of McConnell&#8217;s voting history against several Trump nominees. Following Colby&#8217;s confirmation, reactions from other officials highlighted his strong background in defense strategy. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lisa-marie-presleys-daughter-reveals-she-welcomed-a-child-via-surrogacy-amid-health-battle\/\" title=\"Lisa Marie Presley&#039;s daughter has a baby through surrogacy while facing health challenges.\">facing health challenges<\/a>, McConnell intends to complete his term, which expires in 2026.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vice President J.D. Vance let Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, have it Tuesday after the former Senate majority leader voted against yet another of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s nominees.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell was the sole Republican senator to vote against Elbridge Colby, the president&rsquo;s pick to serve as under secretary of policy at the Defense Department.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_votes\/vote1191\/vote_119_1_00193.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">54 to 45<\/a> vote, the Senate confirmed Colby to the position, with Democrats like Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Jack Reed of Rhode Island, and Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, backing him.<\/p>\n<p>Reed is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reed.senate.gov\/about\/jacks-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Point graduate<\/a> and U.S. Army veteran, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kelly.senate.gov\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelly<\/a> is a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thing-worse-democrats-behavior-trumps-speech-official-rebuttal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slotkin<\/a> served with the CIA in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>In a Tuesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcconnell.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/pressreleases?ID=1971C4E9-5ACB-4AC5-824C-749F8E35997A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>, McConnell accused Colby of &ldquo;abandoning Ukraine and Europe and downplaying the Middle East to prioritize the Indo-Pacific,&rdquo; saying such a tactic &ldquo;is not a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">clever geopolitical chess move<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is geostrategic self-harm that emboldens our adversaries and drives wedges between America and our allies for them to exploit,&rdquo; he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the senator believes that Colby is too concerned about the threat posed by China to the detriment of the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ukraine-russia-reach-major-agreement-meetings-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> against Russia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/04\/08\/congress\/elbridge-colby-pentagon-confirmed-00278750\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> noted, &ldquo;Colby &mdash; who has served in the Pentagon, State Department and in the office of the director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-problems-with-bidens-exit-and-depressed-democrats-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Problems with Biden\u2019s exit and depressed Democrats - Washington Examiner\">national intelligence &#038;mdash<\/a>; was instrumental in crafting a 2018 national defense strategy during Trump&rsquo;s first term. The blueprint sought to reorient the military on so-called great power competition with Russia and China.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vance posted on X in response to McConnell&rsquo;s opposition to Colby, &ldquo;Mitch&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-calls-mcconnells-vote-against-elbridge-colby-political-pettiness-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... calls ...\u2019s vote against Elbridge Colby \u2018political pettiness\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">vote today&#038;mdash<\/a>;like so much of the last few years of his career&mdash;is one of the great acts of political pettiness I&rsquo;ve ever seen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mitch&rsquo;s vote today&mdash;like so much of the last few years of his career&mdash;is one of the great acts of political pettiness I&rsquo;ve ever seen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qg6eAOqW4J\">https:\/\/t.co\/Qg6eAOqW4J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1909660275583709358?\">April 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Kentucky senator&rsquo;s &ldquo;No&rdquo; vote on Colby fits a fairly frequent pattern of his disposition to Trump nominees.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell also <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/How_senators_voted_on_Trump_Cabinet_nominees,_2025\">voted against<\/a> Pete Hegseth becoming secretary of defense, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services, and Lori Chavez-DeRemer for secretary of labor.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth celebrated Colby&rsquo;s Senate confirmation posting on X, &ldquo;I look forward to working together to put our warfighters first and strengthen our national defense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElbridgeColby?\">@ElbridgeColby<\/a> on his Senate confirmation as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to working together to put our warfighters first and strengthen our national defense. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LrRAezBJzV\">pic.twitter.com\/LrRAezBJzV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDef\/status\/1909641657139524038?\">April 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mitch-mcconnell-suffers-multiple-falls-capitol-requires-assistance-fellow-senators-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stepped down<\/a> as Republican majority leader last fall following multiple health incidents.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Elbridge Colby is one of the brightest foreign policy minds in the GOP and it&rsquo;s pathetic watching Mitch McConnell continue to stand with Dems to sabotage President Trump. This is why whoever replaces Mitch for Senate needs to represent a clean break from him &ndash; Time for a change! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYwsVaCUBU\">pic.twitter.com\/yYwsVaCUBU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nate Morris (@NateMorris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateMorris\/status\/1909658967535386931?\">April 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 83-year-old plans to finish his current term, which ends in 2026, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/02\/20\/nx-s1-5304207\/mitch-mcconnell-retirement-senate-kentucky-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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