Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday blasted Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for stonewalling bipartisan efforts to prevent election interference from foreign governments.
According to NBC News, Schumer told reporters that McConnell “twiddles his thumbs and almost says ‘Come on Putin, let it happen.'”
McConnell claimed last month that the U.S. was already effectively combating foreign election meddling by the 2018 midterms. Meanwhile, the Senate majority leader has refused to bring any anti-election interference bills to a vote.
“It is irresponsible for the Republican leader to declare ‘mission accomplished’ about the 2018 elections,” Schumer said on Tuesday, adding that a congressional leader who neglects election security is “abdicating their responsibilities to our grand democracy.”
This has been going on for how long and he’s just getting around to calling this out??? I mean, I’m glad he’s done it at all, but this is about six months late.
That’ll light a fire under Ole Mitch for sure!
Oh, go ahead, Chuck. Say it. “I can’t help but notice that the GOP has a vested interest in seeing continued Russian efforts to tilt elections in the GOP’s favor.”
If anyone here knows any group / action that is effectively depriving McConnell of “oxygen” or mucking with his political supply lines please share.
Getting his wife out of her cabinet position is not a bad start.
“abdicating their responsibilities to our grand democracy.”
Actually, the GOP is actively trying to destroy our democracy. Democracy is now an existential threat to them and you need to start talking about it as such…both their desire and attempts to kill democracy and why they’re doing it.