Whenever you see a horror of anti-democratic rule, remember Mitch McConnell. You have him to thank<\/p>\n
You would think that this is exactly what Mitch McConnell wanted. McConnell, the 83-year-old Kentucky senator \u2013 who announced last week that he will retire in 2026 and not seek an eighth term \u2013 is one of the most influential Republicans in the history of the party. But he has in recent weeks expressed dissent and discontent with the direction of the Republican party. He voted against some of Donald Trump\u2019s cabinet appointees, refusing, for example, to cast a vote for the confirmation of the anti-diversity campaigner and alleged rapist and drunk Pete Hegseth.<\/p>\n
He has also voiced some tepid and belated opposition to Republicans\u2019 extremist agenda, citing his own experience as a survivor of childhood polio as a reason for his opposition to Republican attacks on vaccines. But the Republican party that McConnell is now shaking his head at is the one that he created. He has no one but himself to blame.<\/p>\n
Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist<\/p>\n
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