McConnell takes indirect swipe at Trump on America's role in the world
Source: Politico
12/07/2024 04:19 PM EST
SIMI VALLEY, California — Outgoing Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell took aim at the isolationist faction of the Republican Party — and an implicit swipe at President-elect Donald Trump’s policies — in a speech Saturday, arguing the U.S. must double down on its commitments to alliances and hard military power to maintain its credibility on the international stage.
Speaking at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, after which he received a standing ovation, the Kentucky Republican invoked the hawkish legacy of the 40th president, arguing that “influential voices” are forgetting the lessons of the Cold War amid growing threats from China and Russia.
“Within the party Ronald Reagan once led so capably, it is increasingly fashionable to suggest that the sort of global leadership he modeled is no longer America’s place,” McConnell said. “But let’s be absolutely clear: America will not be made great again by those who are content to manage our decline,” McConnell said, paraphrasing Trump’s longtime campaign slogan.
Though McConnell stepped aside as GOP leader, he’ll continue to be a relevant player in Washington, maintaining a powerful perch as chair of the Senate Defense Appropriations panel, which helps dictate the Pentagon’s budget.
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I hate to stand in long lines.
As an aside, I bet he's got his eye on the Confederate monument, a huge monstrosity that towers over the entirety of Arlington National Cemetery. It's what remains after the "Why the fuck are we naming so many things after Confederate traitors?" project, which renamed a lot of major and minor facilities and bases after American military heroes, and removed statues of Robert E. Lee and others from government lands.
The bronze statue has been moved, but the base -- which is huge -- can't be removed without disturbing the graves around it. Once he sees how big it was, where it is located (Suckers and Loser Cemetery), he'll tell his MAGA minions to send him millions to create a statue of "your favorite president " that will be three times the size of the original, and covered in gold, naturally.
As an alternative, he'll have his billionaire friends buy the naming rights to the Washington Monument.
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