Breitbart News reported Sunday that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Fox News Sunday that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) post-impeachment speech condemning Trump “put a burden on the backs of Republicans. .
On Saturday, McConnell said Trump’s actions before the deadly congressional riots were a “shameful dereliction of duty” and that Trump “bears a real and moral responsibility for provoking the events of the day.
Fox anchor Chris Wallace said, “McConnell gave a strange speech yesterday, saying that Trump is guilty, but the Senate has no power to convict. What do you think of McConnell’s speech?”
Graham said, “Well, number one, I’m a little surprised, but this happened in 1998. I’ve been through three of the four impeachments in modern American history. 1998 impeached Clinton, and a lot of Democrats voted to find Clinton not guilty, but immediately afterwards said how bad Clinton was. Nancy Pelosi said Republicans are cowards and most Republicans actually don’t care.”
He continued, “I think Senator McConnell’s speech, which clearly lifted a heavy burden off his chest, unfortunately left Republicans with a backpack with that comment. In the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans will run in Arizona or Georgia or New Hampshire to take back the House and Senate. In the campaign, voters may play this speech by McConnell and ask the candidate what his views are. If you are an incumbent senator, the public will ask if you will support McConnell in the future. I personally like McConnell, he and Trump work well together, and I think his speech this Time is just an exception. “
Recent Comments