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16 Feb, 4 tweets, 4 min read
That impeachment vote in the Senate was tough to swallow, with 43 Republicans voting to acquit Trump for the insurrection.
But even more gag-worthy? Sen. Mitch McConnell’s speech afterwards.

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“The most galling statements for me were the ones from the Mitch McConnells and the Rob Portmans and the Marco Rubios after they voted to acquit Donald Trump,“ @Timodc, writer-at-large for The Bulwark, tells @MollyJongFast on the @NewAbnormalPod trib.al/50ZMcur
.@Timodc continues: “For Mitch McConnell to be like, ‘I really wanted to do it, but…’ Bullshit. The only reason that you didn't do it was because of you. It is galling.“ trib.al/50ZMcur
Meanwhile, @RepAndyKimNJ tells Molly what it’s like to be the rare Democrat representing a Trumpy district. Molly gives an update on the Lincoln Project situation. And Tim keeps going in on McConnell. thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnel…

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