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Mitch McConnell says he'll step down as Senate Republican leader in November.

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[–] memfree@beehaw.org 11 points 6 months ago

This Op/Ed expresses my sentiment better than I'd do: https://crooksandliars.com/2024/02/mitch-mcconnell-steps-down-senate

As gun control advocate Shannon Watts writes, "Sen. Mitch McConnell’s legacy will be that he purposefully undermined America’s first Black president, he broke the Supreme Court, he helped elect a fascist President, and he abetted up an insurrection on American soil."

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Let's not pretend his successor will be any better. He is likely to be a Trump toady who will bow before the pressure and screw this country even more.