By Paul Waldman and Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Greg Sargent Greg Sargent Opinion writer covering national politics Email Bio Follow May 7 at 4:46 PM Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is a master troll, whose limitless hypocrisy and bad faith are guaranteed to make his opponents want to tear their hair out. And now he has outdone himself:
“Remember, Russia set out to sow discord, to create chaos in American politics and undermine confidence in our democracy,” McConnell said. “But on that front, given the left’s total fixation on delegitimizing the president — the president Americans chose and shooting any messenger who tells them inconvenient truths, I’m afraid the Russians hardly needed to lift a finger.”
If Republicans actually believed what they say about Russia, they’d have no problem with further investigations. If it were true that nobody around Trump did anything wrong and neither did Trump himself, investigations would be dull and fruitless. Nothing would prove the Republicans’ point more than a bunch of Democrats trying and failing to find something the president did wrong.
That’s right: Russia’s comprehensive campaign to help Trump get elected was … President Barack Obama’s fault. That would be absurd even if you didn’t know McConnell’s particular history on this issue. But his words are even more appalling because no one did more to hinder reaction to Russia’s attack on our election system than McConnell himself.
And they made a case for a united, bipartisan front in response to what one official described as “the threat posed by unprecedented meddling by a foreign power in our election process.”
He needs to work on his first.
MISCONDUCT?! He’s a f^*€king one man crime spree!
MitchIsAChump
Get rid of enemy number two, McConnell, the man with the brain and speech impediment!
Mitch McConnell is a sheep, what a disgrace. He will be remembered, as they all will be, with great shame. But they won’t be able to hide...horrendous men with way too much power. Dictatorship..
Stop flipping the script and write the truth. The real criminals here are Obama/Clinton Comey Steele.
The attenpt to bring down Trump and his associates is breathtaking and frightening and the Democrats are using Soviet techniques on a Soviet destroy mission. And they've deputized the press. Reprehensible.
The man is a tragic wimp!
Because the ELDERLY GOP’s in office are AFRAIDOFTHECLOWN
Wish he could make that turtle/turkey neck go away
Mueller said their was no collusion. But there is Liberal Dillusion.
Presto changeo. Not disappearing Mitch
I am trying to make DitchMitch disappear.
This is so true the proof is in the pudding
Good luck Mitch
Wish we could make the House Judiciary committee's misconduct disappear. what an embarrassment!
He can try. But the whole world is watching and he will fail miserably. Trump's misdeeds are a stain on the presidency and on the nation's image around the world.
McConnell has to be dirty because his wife's job can't be the only reason of his obstruction.
I am convinced the IQ of the average Kentucky Voter is somewhere around 38. McConnell is proof of that.
Someone needs to investigate Mitch and find out if he’s also riding on the Russian Gravy Train? Trump is 40% of the problem but the Goggle-eyed Snapping Turtle hold 60% of the responsibilities.
There is no misconduct associated with his position as president
Unacceptable.
If only the WaPo would disappear.
I'd like to make Mitch McConnell disappear.
Wish Mitch McConnell would disappear
BS!
McConnell has put party above all. For the mess the US is in, the self proclaimed grim reaper need only to look in the mirror
No misconduct! It's over!
Money from Russian Oligarch's Aluminum company investing in KENTUCKY after sanctions was lifted by TRUMP ADMINS. McCONNELL & TRUMP'S QUID-PRO-QUO WITH RUSSIA! America Open Your Eyes! It's time for this to END!VoteThemOut!
Who owns Mitch?
B S propaganda
Complicit republican sycophants enabling a criminal administration 'WILL' be held accountable
Houdini could not accomplish this.
Lock him up
the senatemajldr is a traitor to his oath, to the Constitution and to the Nation.
GOP COVERUPS CONTINUE IN THE OPEN!!! SEN. MCCONNELL NEEDS TO GO!!! HE ALSO HAS QUESTIONABLE FUNDING ISSUES AND ETHICS ISSUES!!!
How about his own misconduct?
The GOP must die. There is no place for the party of anti-Constitution, anti-democratic, racists in America. There is not a single Republican deserving of any patriot's vote. The GOP must be relegated to the trash-bin of history.
When these pieces are no longer declared “Opinion” but simply news, maybe we’ll be headed in the right direction
.CrookedMitch & other GOPCrooksInTheSenate are destroying my party! The GOP it doesn’t look like a political party now! The GOP looks more like the party of Corruption! As a Conservative Republican I call 4 Mitch Resignation! CheriJacobus TheRickWilson CNN ananavarro
I would not vote mitch McConnell but no sorry ass Democrat primary him
Just KEEP AWAY from the curtain. The Wiz of Trump is busy.
Please someone run against McConnell so we can get rid of him. These men and women who have been in this government for 50 yrs need to go
Traitors conspiring...we are shit.
Ask Mitch about the money Kentucky got from a previously sanctioned Russian oligarch.
Mitch Mcconnell is what passes for as crime boss in Kentucky, where snake worshipers are commonly found in churches.
With the democrats displaying their usual, do nothing ways, McConnell is succeeding.
Dear Washington Post: please don’t tweet headlines/stories if you’re going to require we pay to read them. If I wanted to pay for your stories, I would subscribe to your newspaper! There are plenty of other newspapers & news shows that post their stories on Twitter for free!
My Opinion: Mitch McConnell should make Trump disappear from the White House ImpeachTrump
Pretty easy feat since the misconduct was never there in the first place. Nice try, though, WaPo.
TrumpCrimeSyndicate TrumpIsTrashingAmerica
No that’s you dumbcraps.
He always has.
Since his misconduct is near constant, Mitch has his work cut out for him 😂😂😂
WHAT 'misconduct', moron? NoCollusionNoObstruction
McConnell was funneled millions from the Russians through the NRA for over 20 years.
senatemajldr we’re coming for your seat in 2020 VoteMitchOut
That’s not an opinion, that’s fact.
WhCollarThieves
Never!!!
Glencore commands and McConnell obeys.
It’s amazing, McConnell and the GOP don’t want to talk about Trump, but still want to investigate Clinton!
Misconduct? You mean criminal activities.
Mitch don’t I remember Watergate which both Dem & GOP worked together to find out who knew & did what? People went to jail!!
RUSSIAN MONEY MITCH?
IMPOSSIBLE!
russian money
Hmmmm.
Two snakes 🐍 of the same kind.. McConnell & Trump! They should be impeached!
Frankenstein and Igor?
Why is McConnell doing this harm to America? InvestigateMcConnell
Not happening
That’s not going to work. It’s only just begun. Trump is a fraud, a grifter, a cheat, a racist, a liar devoid of honor or integrity. Trump is saturated with corruption. TrumpCorruption GOP_Corruption TrumpLies
Want happen..just like he tried to make his drug smuggling disappear
Impeach senatemajldr
There was no misconduct. More dishonest leftist media complex propaganda attacks against the President. WAPOOP!! 💩💩
No one can make your journalistic malpractice go away. Were you clueless lackeys or willing accomplices spreading disinformation for the people who created the Trump Russia collusion hoax? I suspect the latter....
If that's possible then let's us wait and see!!
I have said it before, time to get rid of all these oldtimers, they can't make a living any other way.
Sure thing, Mr. Benghazi
Please drop dead ASAP senatemajldr
The voters will make Trump disappear. BillionDollarLoser
This is what happens when the worst Senatemajldr in American history places partisan power over the welfare of the country
What misconduct? More garbage from the Compost.
And the left is trying to make realDonaldTrump successful presidency disappear.
What misconduct?
Dems got nothing but crying wee wee wee all the way home. MAGA
Well, now we know why he wants to hide his taxes! Soon, we will know why he doesn't want witnesses to testify. The dam is leaking and all the cover ups in the world are not going to stop the leaks. BillionDollarLooser
JeffHaspel He will go down history, together with Trump, Linsey Graham, Jim Jordan etc, as nails to the coffin of GOP! Shame! Shame! Shame!
This is the same man who worked as hard as he could to derail President Obama and now he is giving this good ole boy a pass.
Opinions as news again post. What a joke.
Watergate coverup 2.0
Darn right this is your opinion. Are there any news establishments without bias? With integrity?
undhockeyfan Never gonna happen senatemajldr
TreasonTurtle
Hocus pocus...and 37% of this country will let him - the same sect that believed our last president WASN’T an American. smh theselloutoftheGOP
There is no stained dress!
Mitch McConnell is a traitor
No... Mitch McConnell uses logic and common sense to analyze the situation. If he wanted things to disappear he wouldn't have even bothered.
Miss conduct? Like Barry's spying on his enemies?
An unrepented tax cheet for a President. I ran a Certified Public Accounting and Auditing firm for 15 years. And I am also a license tax Research Analyst. I practice before the Internal Revenue Service. This has nothing to do with Real Estate. This is plain and simple Tax Fraud.
It’s what toadies do
Cons, creeps, crooks
Kentuckians need to make senatemajldr Mitch McConnell disappear!
senatemajldr is not a magician.
Not Happening!
Amorality personified
Mitch McConnell stole Obama's Supreme Court pick
Time for the country to move on...this already cost 38 million....
Didn’t work
Mitch McConnell, in his role as Senate majority leader, is failing in his Constitutional duties to play a role in Legislative branch oversight of the President. It is pathetic, political, dangerous and will continue to drive this country apart and towards a Constitutional crisis.
senatemajldr at the direction of Putin?
Misconduct? Fake news.
When’s WaPo disappearing?
Mitch needs to be quiet before he gets investigated for his (obvious) connections to the crimes committed.
McConnell is truly evil.
Sellouts who come to the south
Fool
I agree, something in this photo should disappear. Either or.
This turtle looking muthaf’cka can’t make his crimes disappear
WHAT a coincidence! I’d love to make McConnell disappear!
NO NO NO this isn't a magic trick, truth eventually comes out no matter what.
Mitch is behind trump getting elected in so many ways.... He needs to be highly scrutinized....when we have time.... We have SO many other things going on. They elected a man even though they knew BIG trouble would follow him. NEVER FORGET that they did this to OUR country.
Happy NO COLLUSION DAY Dems!
How did you get so rich in so short a time Mitch
There was no misconduct.
Just so happens he kicked off his campaign with this worthless statement. Playing up to his selectively informed base.
Mr. President they are going to get you. It's just a matter of time.
..if only he could try harder and make Trump disappear🤣
Have you found misconduct WAPO?
senatemajldr is an unpatriotic caricature of himself🙄
There is NO misconduct
What exactly is his misconduct?
I really enjoy fake news opinions.
It’s far past time that McConnell be indicted for obstruction.
Not sure who is more of a traitor-Trump or McTurtle 🤔
Can’t do that...Trump is a man-child...his conduct needs to be controlled and he rebels when he is caught lying
GOP
Washington Post makes real news disappear
Turtle man is obsolete
Nice try traitor turtle
That’s because he can become richer with Trump . He’s a traitor. 🌊💙🌎🐝🌍💙🌊
You can’t have misconduct when you follow the Consitution. Potus is wise enough to stay within the confines of that August document.
Pathetic old white guys always stick together.
The Turtle. Vote him off.
Sycophantic Grub.
WAPO LIE! There was NO MISCONDUCT.
Here’s hoping senatemajldr meets justice before one of his right wing judges real soon
McConnell must be removed from power SenateDems . Please concentrate efforts on this since he refuses to return to regular order.
So g happening
Of course McConnell wants Trump's bad behavior to disappear. He also wants Putin to help him in the 2020 election so he needs to protect Trump.
Another authoritarian move
That’s because he is being paid off I don’t trust these oldmen ! They play dirty !
Y doesn't Congress committee on Trump's taxes simple bring in the tax dept head & ask if Trump is under,was,4 how long,expected completion, etc.....just a doz. or so simple Q.'s?...to see if an audit really does exist.
Why does Trump continously make faces like these on every photo I see?
Russians or China arent the biggest threat to this country nor Islamic terrorists. The biggest threat are the demoralized deranged leftist lib dems who claim high ideals and eqaulity yet are the biggest danger to the social, moral, and spiritual backbone of our society. A disease
So more lies right?Get over it.your getting crispy around the edges
He’s got his own skeletons to hide so of course he covers for trumpy.
FAKE-NEWS
Oh Bull.. Fake News
Gentle reminder...
jill_guthrie 3,048 of 3,141 *ALL Districts in America WON By Trump Again... -Trump WON 3,048 DISTRICTS *demRats WON 57* You MSM Junkies Don't Dictate the Narrative. -We the people do. FakeNews MAGA The Left Is Weak & Full Of Garbage Spin
What misconduct? Like the invisible 'collusion' that never existed? But WaPo's misconduct is Legend! I'm rooting for Mr. Sandmann to OWN (literally) WaPo.
Listen to the crook that stole a Supreme Court Seat ? No
The constant demoralized attacks from the devil inspired leftist dem libs and what will they come up with next? Despite these attacks Trump is doing good for America, and if it ain't broke dont fix it. But the leftist libs are broke, broken twisted brains from too much pot.
Who took this picture? It's an amazingly perfect capturing of these two men. I'm very impressed.
AboveTheLaw
senatemajldr realDonaldTrump AboveTheLaw Shame
kimberlyhow47 He better not because there will be a price to pay biggly.
Really? You do realize that Trump's administration just underwent 2 years of baseless investigations that turned up nothing. What else do they have to fear? Congressional investigations? Come on. If the Dems know what is good for them, they will take the advice and let this go.
No need. Americans have no delusions about POTUS; they just know he is better than anyone who has announced so far. So no one needs to dress him up.
Finally the GOP has taken off their masks. A village of crooks and thieves they have always been. Damn them all to hell.
Have YOU read the report?
Do not let this happen. Step 2: Vote senatemajldr OUT in 2020 Step 1: Let SpeakerPelosi know that the HouseDemocrats must begin ImpeachmentHearingsNOW. At this point, realDonaldTrump is running rampant doing anything & everything to obstruct justice. ImpeachTrumpNOW
Don't understand why Mitch McConnell and others want to help destroy American democracy before they leave public office. Adults with zero shame!
And WaPo should be printing louder that there is misconduct!!!
Trumps goin down with Mitch!
The Mueller Report didn’t find anything
Please disclose why, in detail.
Mueller had two two years, $20M+, congressional backing, and media support but still couldn't make Trump's misconduct actually appear. But Mitch McConnell is making it disappear? You're all insane.
Over 2 years investigateing didn't find anything get over it.
Poor Mitch he has been blinded by the showman.
McConnell aka Turtle face dick head aka Anti Constitution aka I worship money and power
He’s got plenty of his own to worry about.
Mitch is not of this 🌎so what does he (it?) care:
2 very bad people !
He needs to be voted out
That has been Mitch’s full-time job for 2 years: trying to make Trump appear normal. You’d think he’d be sick of demeaning himself that way...
What misconduct? Conducts you don’t like? We are a country of the rule of law, not the rule of your liking.
Mitch should disappear...
Loyal disciple of Cult45
One more blow job Mitch and we're good.
No collusion equals no misconduct. A 5th grader understands that?
Not Mr. McConnell ,the Mueller Report.
Hmmmm.........
Russian money pouring into his state.
Traitor Mitch will go to prison someday
I sure wish someone would do that to the Democrats make there misconduct disappear. Now that would be making America great again .
Demons sure are ugly things.
It's the gop that's the problem All of them
We could make realDonaldTrump corruption disappear by prosecuting TrumpCrimeFamily TrumpCrimeCabinet IndictTrump ImpeachTrump
He tried it on national TV.🤣😂😂
Lock them up
ESQUIRE: Surely It's a Coincidence That a Firm Tied to a Russian Oligarch Is Pouring Millions Into Kentucky
Oh no. Now he's got the Mike Pence look of lust in his eyes.
Mitch is a firm adherent to the ‘See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil’ philosophy of Trump management. He cows before him.
Wake me up when he makes their wattles disappear
senatemajldr is EVIL INCARNATE! SenWarren has more TESTICULAR FORTITUDE then all of the SenateGOP They are whipping boys, who are all expendable. Trump cares NOTHING about ANY of them, beyond what they can do FOR HIM! Cowards following a weakling !
Vote him out! Past time for him to go!
TheDemocrats have become beyond insane.
That’s what “fixers” do-now that Cohen is gone, several people, McConnell included, have stepped up 2B djt’s Cohen replacements- his new fixers - “make his problems go away” - hopefully it works out for them much worse than it did for Cohen senatemajldr POTUS CNN nytimes
We have no choice. We must stand up to corruption.
Obstruction of justice?
Where does TRUTH look? It looks too Fact!
Speaking of misconduct, how many of your 'journalists' are going to be indicted for SpyGate? Eager to read the IGReport & the HuberReport & then all the declassified info! A real-life spy novel!
Live shot of that here
We see your collusion senatemajldr and we raise you to bet on America? No? You’ll see when we vote you out. Russia can’t collude with you forever!
Nope. MAGA
How about his own misconduct too!!
Adult Annoying Kid ..
Traitors.
35 MONTHS 8 INVESTIGATIONS 0 COLLUSION 0 OBSTRUCTION Time now to investigate the attempted Coup of a legally elected President
Trump is the Orange the GOP Black Plague is headed by senatemajldr
Just STOP SAME OK CRAP EVERY DAY WASHINGTON POST!
Not this time. The time of cover ups for Trump are over. You own this whole stupid decison, McConnell.
Well, looks like Cohen has a picture of Mitch somewhere too....
Karma has a loooooooong memory. Can’t wait to see what’s in store for the crusty turtle mitch.
The definitive word being “TRIES”
Washpost makes up phony Misconduct story..
Of course he does. I mean he gargles Trump's balls, hoping to get an endorsement.
It will disappear in the Senate, that’s not an opinion, that’s a fact.
I thought the movie was called Magic Mike not Magic Mitch
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