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Yorkie Mom

(16,554 posts)
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:06 PM Sunday

Could Mitch McConnell be drawing a line in the sand?

A reporter, Jane Mayer, posted a quote by Mitch McConnell tonight on twitter and later deleted it.

🚨 ALERT RE: McConnell - something sketchy is going on.

This news of McConnell telling Trump “no recess appointments” has been DELETED by the D.C.-based New Yorker reporter….

AFTER a sitting US Senator (@BasedMikeLee
) and basically the entirety of X got wind of the news.

It is a SEVERE F-up for a reporter with a news organization to somehow devise a quote up out of nowhere and attribute it to the wrong person. The event is reportedly in DC, and this reporter is based there.

Why delete it?

And NO retraction OR correction is listed on her account.

Was she given a command by a higher up because of the blowback?
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By the way - this person is not stupid and knows a total forest fire was lit on X over the news SHE reported. Not issuing an immediate clarification or retraction signifies there was no error… someone just didn’t like the news being reported.

Odds are, it’s a private event, and no video.






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Yorkie Mom

(16,554 posts)
1. NEW: Rick Scott just responded to reports of Mitch McConnell saying there won't be recess appointments for Trump "Yes,
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:13 PM
Sunday

NEW: Rick Scott just responded to reports of Mitch McConnell saying there won’t be recess appointments for Trump

“Yes, there will be.”

jimfields33

(18,764 posts)
2. He probably deleted it when he realized he's not going to be majority leader
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:17 PM
Sunday

in January and has no say on this.

Yorkie Mom

(16,554 posts)
3. Mitch didn't post it. It came from a reporter that he said it. Having said that, he won't be the one pulling
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:19 PM
Sunday

the strings. But... I'd love to see a good cat fight between him and Trump.

Emrys

(7,926 posts)
5. It could be as simple as her tweet attracted a horde of MAGAts
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:23 PM
Sunday

and she deleted it because it wasn't worth the hassle. I've seen that happen before.

Gore1FL

(21,873 posts)
7. It's nice to see that this is going to come to a head with the division being squarely in the GOP.
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:27 PM
Sunday

They know they don't have the votes to confirm.

At this point, it's just finding out which Slytherin are death eaters and which aren't.

Gore1FL

(21,873 posts)
8. I believe it because it isn't his power-play and it takes power away from the Senate.
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:30 PM
Sunday

I don't think Mitch is on the side of good. I just so happens that good and power are on the same side.

SomedayKindaLove

(1,099 posts)
9. Damn, so Gaetz really is going to be Attorney General
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 10:36 PM
Sunday

That’s like putting The Joker in charge of hospital security.

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