ICYMI: McConnell on The Hugh Hewitt Show
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined The Hugh Hewitt Show this morning. See below for highlights or click here to listen to the full interview: On the Benefits of Keeping a Small-Force Footprint in Afghanistan: “This is a colossal mistake. You know, Hugh, I’m somebody who believes that the light-touch deployment we had […]
ICYMI: McConnell on Fox News Channel’s ‘Special Report with Bret Baier’
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Bret Baier on Fox News Channel’s ‘Special Report with Bret Baier’ tonight. See below for highlights or click here to watch the full interview: On the Biden’s Administration’s Precipitous and Incompetent Withdrawal from Afghanistan: “Well, first, let’s talk about the decision to withdraw, […]
McConnell on Biden’s Afghanistan Collapse: “The Embarrassment of a Superpower Laid Low”
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement after receiving a Biden Administration briefing on the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan: “The Biden Administration’s botched exit from Afghanistan including the frantic evacuation of Americans and vulnerable Afghans from Kabul is a shameful failure of American leadership. “The rapid advance of the Taliban was expected after […]
McConnell Speaks with Afghanistan’s Ambassador Raz
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement after speaking with Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Adela Raz: “I just spoke to Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Adela Raz. We had an urgent conversation about the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and the unfolding humanitarian crisis. “This […]
Afghanistan is Careening Toward a Massive, Predictable, and Preventable Disaster
LOUISVILLE, KY – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement regarding Afghanistan: “Afghanistan is careening toward a massive, predictable, and preventable disaster. And the Administration’s surreal efforts to defend President Biden’s reckless policy are frankly humiliating. “The Biden Administration has reduced U.S. officials to pleading with Islamic extremists to spare our Embassy as […]
Leader McConnell Meets With Prime Minister Kadhimi of Iraq
Download the photo here. WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following statement after meeting with Prime Minister Kadhimi of Iraq: “I was very glad to help welcome Prime Minister Kadhimi to the Capitol yesterday. We discussed the importance to both our countries of maintaining a strong U.S.-Iraq relationship. I am proud of our […]
ICYMI: Leader McConnell on ‘Kudlow’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business’ ‘Kudlow’ this afternoon. See below for highlights or click here to watch the full interview. On Infrastructure Negotiations: “I think we all agree an infrastructure package done correctly is a plus for the country. President Trump and the administration […]
McConnell: Democrats Take Their Phony Hysteria on the Road
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding Senate Democrats’ field hearing in Georgia and efforts to federalize our nation’s elections: “Democrats’ fake outrage may have driven jobs and opportunities out of the state of Georgia, but I’m sure Georgians will appreciate that Democrats are bringing their […]
ICYMI: McConnell on ‘The Faulkner Focus’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) joined Harris Faulkner on Fox News Channel’s ‘The Faulkner Focus’ this morning. See below for highlights or click here to watch the full interview. On the Democrats’ Tax and Spending Spree: “With regard to this deal they announced yesterday, it is a wild spending, taxing […]
McConnell: SCOTUS Rulings Affirm Fundamental Protections of Representative Government
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement following today’s U.S. Supreme Court rulings in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta/Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta: “Today, the Supreme Court affirmed that protections of the right to vote remain strong, and that states […]