McConnell Hates Being Called Moscow Mitch, So Nancy Pelosi Used It On The House Floor

Speaker Pelosi called Mitch McConnell “Moscow Mitch” and accused him of playing economical Russian Roulette.

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Pelosi: Mr. McConnell was saying playing Russian Roulette with the economy. Russian Roulette from Moscow Mitch, absorbing pic.twitter.com/vySq62gfLA

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Speaker Pelosi said, “The fiscal information of families indispensable ne'er beryllium gambled with, arsenic our Republican colleagues look to beryllium doing. Even though, arsenic Mr. Hoyer mentioned that Mr. McConnell astatine 1 constituent was playing Russian Roulette with the economy. Russian Roulette from Moscow Mitch, interesting.”

Mitch McConnell hates being called Moscow Mitch.   

McConnell earned his nickname by refusing to basal with Obama successful condemning Russian predetermination interference successful 2016 and past lifting sanctions connected Russians aft Trump was successful bureau portion getting Russian concern successful his location authorities of Kentucky, which the Russians aboriginal bailed on.

It wasn’t conscionable a clever operation from Speaker Pelosi. The Speaker’s comments were a connection that Democrats aren’t going to play games with McConnell successful December.

Democrats cognize precisely what they are dealing with connected the different broadside of the aisle.

Mitch McConnell volition beryllium astir 81 years aged astatine the clip of the 2022 election. His days successful the Senate are winding down, and adjacent year’s midterm mightiness beryllium his past champion accidental to beryllium Majority Leader again.

America past McConnell is resorting to hopeless tactics successful his effort to regain power. Moscow Mitch is an close statement of a antheral who is damaging his state successful a past gasp bid to instrumentality to the majority.