Why is Trump calling McConnell a “disloyal” at hearings on January 6?

After a House committee played a clip of McConnell’s comments on the Senate floor during Trump’s impeachment trial, former President Donald Trump retaliated against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.).

By Jeremy Herb, CNN
Updated 5:00 AM ET, Sat July 23, 2022

The former president referred to McConnell as a “disloyal sleaze bag” and claimed that without Trump’s support, McConnell would not have won reelection. Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett joined a 6-3 conservative majority in overturning Roe v. Wade, thanks mainly to McConnell’s assistance in enabling Trump to appoint them as three conservative justices to the Supreme Court. So when he was the one driving the rioters who stormed the capital and did nothing, why is the former president trying to get angry with the Senate Majority Leader?

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