| − | '''Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr.''', born February 20, 1942 (age {{age|1942|2|20}}), is the senior [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Kentucky]] and the current Senate [[Minority Leader]]. A [[globalist]], McConnell is an [[establishment]] [[RINO Backer]] who has blocked [[pro-life]] legislation ([[Mitch McConnell#Blocking_Graham-Cassidy_bill|see below]]),<ref>McConnell also pushed for some [[pro-abortion]] nominees to the courts.</ref> rammed through [[liberal]]-favored deals to increase the [[debt ceiling]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/08/21/mitch-mcconnell-zero-chance-vote-freeze-debt-limit/ Mitch McConnell Vows to Raise U.S. Debt Ceiling]</ref> and voted with [[Dem]]s against key [[Trump]] nominees in 2025. McConnell is an enemy of [[free speech]] by [[Donald Trump]] and more than 74 million of his supporters. '''''In 2020, Trump outran McConnell in his home state by more than 4% among voters'''''. By November 2022, McConnell's unfavorable-favorable rating was 81%-7%.<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/mcconnell-gop-establishment-must-control-primary-outcome/</ref> | + | '''Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr.''', born February 20, 1942 (age {{age|1942|2|20}}), is the senior [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Kentucky]] and the current Senate [[Minority Leader]]. A [[globalist]], McConnell is an [[establishment]] [[RINO Backer]] who has blocked [[pro-life]] legislation ([[Mitch McConnell#Blocking_Graham-Cassidy_bill|see below]]),<ref>McConnell also pushed for some [[pro-abortion]] nominees to the courts.</ref> rammed through [[liberal]]-favored deals to increase the [[debt ceiling]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/08/21/mitch-mcconnell-zero-chance-vote-freeze-debt-limit/ Mitch McConnell Vows to Raise U.S. Debt Ceiling]</ref> and voted with [[Dem]]s against key [[Trump]] nominees in 2025. McConnell is an enemy of [[free speech]] by [[Donald Trump]] and more than 74 million of his supporters. In 2020, Trump outran McConnell in his home state by more than 4% among voters. '''''By November 2022, McConnell's unfavorable-favorable rating was 81%-7%'''''.<ref>https://www.libertynation.com/mcconnell-gop-establishment-must-control-primary-outcome/</ref> |
| | McConnell's protege Justin Reed Walker, who was appointed to the [[D.C. Circuit]] despite relatively little experience or achievement, provided the swing vote for the 2-1 decision upholding sweeping indictments against the [[J6 Capitol protests|J6 rally attendees]] in ''[[United States v. Fischer]]'' (D.C. Cir. Apr. 7, 2023). | | McConnell's protege Justin Reed Walker, who was appointed to the [[D.C. Circuit]] despite relatively little experience or achievement, provided the swing vote for the 2-1 decision upholding sweeping indictments against the [[J6 Capitol protests|J6 rally attendees]] in ''[[United States v. Fischer]]'' (D.C. Cir. Apr. 7, 2023). |