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Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is once again drawing ire from conservatives after reports surfaced that he opposes President Trump’s potential use of recess appointments to bypass Senate gridlock.
RINO McConnell is siding with Democrats to obstruct Trump’s agenda.
The Gateway Pundit reported on Monday that according to a now-deleted tweet by Jane Mayer of The New Yorker, McConnell was quoted at a Washington gathering on Sunday as saying, “There will be no recess appointments.”
The tweet was later deleted for unclear reasons, and Mayer has neither retracted nor issued a clarification following its removal.
Assistant News Director for Florida Voice News called out Mayer, stating, “Why delete it? And NO retraction OR correction is listed on her account. Was she given a command by a higher up because of the blowback?”
Mayer’s silence following the tweet’s deletion has raised eyebrows, but conservative Senator Rick Scott pushed back against McConnell’s alleged comments, declaring firmly, “Yes, there will be [recess appointments].”
Yes, there will be. https://t.co/wn8EzfnKHr
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) November 18, 2024
ABC Congressional reporter Allison Pecorin asked McConnell on Monday whether he would support adjourning the Senate to allow President Trump to make recess appointments. McConnell dismissed the question with a flippant remark, saying, “Too early for interviews in the hall.”
However, Punchbowl News reporter Andrew Desiderio confirmed that McConnell indeed privately expressed opposition to the idea.
“McConnell did, in fact, make a comment yesterday — which was first revealed by a New Yorker reporter who subsequently deleted her tweet — indicating he’d oppose recess appointments,” he wrote.
McConnell did, in fact, make a comment yesterday — which was first revealed by a New Yorker reporter who subsequently deleted her tweet — indicating he’d oppose recess appointments: https://t.co/QzMavT5jeM https://t.co/GWffHVz8oQ
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) November 18, 2024
“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell signaled at a private event Sunday night that he opposes President-elect Donald Trump’s demand for recess appointments,” Punchbowl News reported.
The news outlet continued, stating, “Of course, McConnell won’t be in charge of the Senate next year, so his pronouncement here doesn’t have as much weight as, say, if incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune were to say something similar. Thune and other top Senate Republicans have taken a cautious line on this so far, saying that they will work to quickly consider Trump’s nominees with hearings and confirmation votes.”
Attention has now turned to Senator John Thune (R-SD), McConnell’s protégé and a successor.
In a press conference Wednesday, Thune stated, “We will look at and explore all options to make sure [President Trump’s nominees] get moved quickly.”
He also took to X to emphasize, “We must act quickly and decisively to get the president’s nominees in place as soon as possible, & all options are on the table to make that happen, including recess appointments. We cannot let Schumer and Senate Dems block the will of the American people.”
We must act quickly and decisively to get the president’s nominees in place as soon as possible, & all options are on the table to make that happen, including recess appointments. We cannot let Schumer and Senate Dems block the will of the American people.https://t.co/h6gDmjhbqn
— Senator John Thune (@SenJohnThune) November 10, 2024
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