Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Tuesday members of Congress could use a “little less drama” from President Trump and the White House following the media reports that the president shared classified information with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador last week.
McConnell told Bloomberg on Tuesday morning that he hopes to move forward with the GOP agenda in Congress and pointed to national security adviser H.R. McMaster’s denial of the story.
“I read the Washington Post story and I read Gen. McMaster’s response, which tends to refute the story — rebut the story,” McConnell said.
“I think we could do with a little less drama from the White House on a lot of things, so that we can focus on agenda, which is deregulations, tax reform, repealing and replacing Obamacare,” McConnell said.
Read the rest at the Washington Examiner
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has encouraged President Donald Trump to nominate Merrick Garland to lead the FBI, the Kentucky Republican said Tuesday.
“I have spoken with the president about it. I recommended Merrick Garland,” McConnell told Bloomberg Politics’ Kevin Cirilli.
“Yeah, it may surprise people, but he has a deep background in criminal law,” he continued. “He was the prosecutor in the Oklahoma City bombing case. And I think it would make it clear that President Trump will continue the tradition at the FBI of having an apolitical professional.”
Read more at Politico
Merrick Garland?
The President might as well hand him his wallet and cut his own throat (figuratively speaking of course!).
During the Monica Lewinsky scandal, NOT ONE DEMOCRAT called for Clinton to resign. The Republicans are running over each other to be the first to crucify Trump.
I am so disgusted with the Republican party. We voters better do a little draining of the swamp next year.
Has it occurred to anyone that Garland sits on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, second only to the Supreme Court in power? An FBI appointment removes him from his lifetime judicial appointment.
But how much MORE can he do to us running the FBI?
I like the way you think, texasind.
Put him in charge of the FBI. As soon as he is fully replaced at the Circuit Court, fire him from the FBI.
Would this blubbering old fool just shut up and go away. He is a worthless old RINO. Who votes for this repugnant old goat anyway?
McConnell is an idiot. Only an idiot would believe the FALSE NEWS that Trump disclosed secrets to the Russian Ambassator while in a room with many others of his appointees.
Garland for head of FBI?? He has got to be kidding. That would be akin to letting the Fox guard the chicken coop. The FBI has had their fill of Democrats with Comey.
McConnell’s support for Garland is the same old Republican fantasy that appeasing the Democrats will get them to cooperate. As Neville Chamberlain showed so long ago, appeasement of evil people does not work. The Dems take the advantage they are offered and give nothing in return. The result is the ratchet to the left that has been destroying America since the Wilson administration, a century ago. The Democrats must be defeated so completely that their party disappears. We need a loyal opposition, not these despicable enemies in our midst.
I agree. I don’t want garland anywhere NEAR the FBI. unless it is in an interrogation room! As for Mcconnel, i agree, this offer just SCREAMS placation..
Didn’t we also try appeasement with the Moors? And before that the Vikings? And before that the Romans? And before that the Philistines? And before that…
Would-be conquerors see appeasement as a sign of weakness. And since we know the inevitable outcome, it is indeed a sign of weakness. Never appease.
Exactly. WHICH shows that all these cavers in, on the senate are nothing but a bunch of cowards.. OR imcompetent buffoons, since they BLOODY WELL should know, appeasement never works.
EITHER way, it shows they need to go!
Not enough drama from McConnell… What does he do all day…?…sleep…?…daydream…?…hang with the DemocRats…?…long lunch with Lindsey and John…?… Useless old fool…!!
Yea,he is past his time.
He, Mccaint and half the rest of those demented old farts need to go..
Way too many ‘afternoon naps’ nestled up between kennedy and dodd.
Same problem McKAINNEDY and whimsey grahamnesty.
If Merrick Garland was appointed by Obama for the Supreme Court–and he WAS–then he should NOT be trusted to do what is best for this country–ONLY what is best for the LYING, CORRUPT COMMUCRATS. NO. Just NO. The LAST thing we need is another damned Obama loyalist in a key government position. I would HOPE President Trump would have better sense than to buy into this BS.
McConnell is a CLUELESS RINO and swamp denizen. IGNORE HIM like the WORTHLESS career politician he is
Better yet, DON’T ignore him. HOLD HIM up as an example of what not having term limits does to us, Gives us these old farts who have lost their marbles..
The drama IS NOT coming from the White House. It is being created out of the imagination of the radical Left. People like Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and RINOS like McCain, Lindsey Graham, Susan Collins, and much more of the cadre of #NeverTrumpt-sters who cannot hold a candle compared to Leftist media!
I don’t care about the drama, the media attacks, the liberal democrats attacks , etc., etc. Trump was losing & Divine intervention delivered us from a Hillary Supreme Court which would have been the end. I’ll take all this drama, the deliverance from her court is worth every bit of it.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell needs to go Garland is the worst pick he is a Judge he knows Nothing about running the FBI he is anti gun his first order of Business would be to Disarm the FBI go read some of Garlands writings, this just a Olive Branch to the Democratic’s. Screw Mitch
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Just plug them into your comment where appropriate.
And as we have seen time and time again, extending an olive branch to the dems, SIGNALS that they have won, that we are ready to capitulate to their every whim..
The effrontery of this RINO, anti-Trump, Establishment sleaze, interested only in preserving the status quo for himself and his comrades, to offer advice to ANYONE, while ignoring the people’s agenda, employing slow-walking, cowardly, and dishonest girly-man tactics to thwart efforts to upset his plush and privileged world, is almost comical. Trump isn’t a politician, isn’t the smooth, feckless and conniving creature McConnell and his ilk know and love, and threatens to hold the swamp denizens accountable, and so the careerist, political elites are doing all they can to ensure against Trump’s success. If McConnell, Ryan, and the rest of the good ol’ boys had a conscience and any genuine concern for the fate of America, they’d resign and carry their sorry a***s to anywhere but our government.
Hey Mitch, you want to see drama? Why don’t you, McSongbird, Graham, Pelosi and Chucky Schumer all go on a little fact finding trip to the lovely land of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. You could trade Trump insults & trading cards with the little fat kid in charge over there. We would be happy to look the other way for say the next 2 missile tests, or maybe even a nuke test. Just as long as it’s a one way trip for those idiots.
This is getting crazy. Too much drama? What McConnel, McCane, Ryan, Lindsey etc want is for Trump to shut up, go to his office, like a good little republican and do nothing. So they can all go about their own old ways of flapping their jaws about some kind of agenda, and doing nothing, only closing their mouths long enough to pucker up and kiss the Dems a_ _ es. This Republican party has a commitment to nothing, or they would have got something over the past 20 years. We think HRC plays the victim role? The RP if not in dead heat, is worse. It looks like they simply cannot wait to become minority party again to complain how victimized they are and cannot do anything. Did we hear one raised voice about BHO’s hot mic with Russia, let alone a Republican calling for a hearing/investigation? NO!!! All this time our so-called conservative RP has done nothing but fold to the Dems. I’ve come know the RP has no belief system they will fight for including what they will have us believe they stand for, and preach they are for. Without anything else, they preach lower taxes, and debt reduction. Have we seen even either of those in all these years…no!!! During Reagon years we at least had Gramm-Rudman-Hollins act for balanced budget. Even that disappeared. Good riddance RP!!!
[It looks like they simply cannot wait to become minority party again to complain how victimized they are and cannot do anything]
The phrase “They can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory” is very aptly put on them!
Mitch McConnell is an incompetent, underhanded, self-serving, snake in the grass RINO. Nominating Garland for FBI director is nonsense! Some rich Democrats must’ve offered McConnell an offer that he couldn’t refuse! Totally disgusting and disheartening behavior by the Senate Majority Leader.
And those are his good points….
HE has good points? That’s news to me.
How about we just start INVESTIGATING ALL CONGRESS PERSONS FOR TREASON AND ANY OTHER CRIMES and watch the snowstorm of resignation letters and the sudden departure of ‘judges’ bureaucrats, lobbyists and political appointees headed for places where The United States does not have extradition treaties….
We would have a much smaller government due to a lack of employees in the top tiers of bureaucracies in a very short time.
Mc connell and the rest of the rino’s still don’t get it. Trump’s election was a referendum on ALL politicians. We’re sick of the “mutual backscratching” by the R’s and D’s while the working class still gets the shaft. You will be getting more “drama”, Mitch, as Trump won’t be selling out at the expense of the taxpayers.
Oh, they get it.
They just hope it’s a bad dream and it will go away if they ignore it long enough.
IMO that is why both sides are doing all they can to STYMIE trump and his agenda. SO THEY can get rid of him, and go back to their cushy pig trough feeding way of life..
Mitch, if you would get on board with Trump and his agenda you could share the drama. Congress ran on his agenda to get re-elected, to bad Hillary lost; spoiling your business as usual lifestyle bought by the taxpayers. Now you and congress need to man up, grow a set, and get on board.
McCain McConnel McConnel McCain, when will these guys get tired of jockeying for position about being the “best” RINO and quite making the Republicans and America worse… bunch of Communist wannabe’s; they should change the initial to D at the end of their name and join the Demon-rats
Correction, too much drama fabricated by the corrupt MSM and the “Demon-rats”.
The report that Trump contacted the Russians was thoroughly proven to be a put up job back in February. Bob Woodward said on Fox News “That report was nothing but a load of garbage……..”
Mitch McConnell should keep his big fat RINO mouth shut. He aids the left in their lies to damage Trump and their lies about the report have already been outed. Its time for Kentucky to start searching for a new Republican senator.
Merrick Garland?
The Party thing aside, what makes McConnell think he can be an effective leader of a large investigative organizatiion?
We knew McConnell was no leader. Now we know he’s stupid.
Here’s an idea Mitch.
Worry about doing your own job. Stay in your lane. You have no business telling Trump what to do. You lack the authority, both written and moral. You’re a mental midget and a moral pushover ready to lick the boots of the America-hating liberals.
You can’t side with liberals and claim the moral high ground. It doesn’t work. You’re not up on the high ground but down in the swamp.
And since you’re not smart enough to recognize your many glaring deficiencies, perhaps the best course of action would be to sit down and shut up. In that order.
Nobody cares about your opinion. Nobody. No people. None.
Merrick Garland cried when obama nominated him for the supreme court. We don’t need a pansy *** baby in any part of our government. This is one of the stupidest ideas i’ve heard yet! I like the idea I read above, to go ahead and make him the head of the FBI, just long enough to get rid of his judgeship, then fire him. It would be one way to get rid of him. Then get a real head of the FBI. One who will look honestly into the never ending corruption of the Clintons and other leftest criminals in our government. An FBI leader that will recommend prosecution for all of them!
I don’t like that idea. Cause even if he’s there only a month that’s STILL a month worth of him messing the FBI Even more up..
Why not promote the current Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein? This is taken from another story on GOPUSA:
“What is courage in government? It certainly includes standing on principle, ignoring the tyranny of the news cycle, resisting the urge to spin, remaining focused on the things that matter. The daily newspapers and endless talk shows are not the verdict of history.”
“Many people have offered me unsolicited advice over the past few days about what I should do to promote my personal reputation.”
“I took an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. There is nothing in that oath about my reputation. If you ask me, one of the main problems in Washington, D.C., is everybody is so busy running around trying to protect their reputation instead of protecting the republic, which is what they’re supposed to be doing.” — U. S. Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, in a speech to a Baltimore business group on 5/15/17. (Rosenstein wrote the memo detailing why FBI Director James Comey was fired by President Trump.)
What the President needs is more support from Congress; a lot more. That would lessen the drama caused by the progs…
Not just more support, but support period. IMO he’s getting NONE..