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riversedge

(79,597 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:22 AM 13 hrs ago

@GOP Mitch McConnell just said the quiet part out loud on Greenland:

I think one of the worst things about Trump threatening Greenland is that
we are losing support--and respect from our allies.
PS--I know we already have lost a LOT of respect from what used to be friendly countries


Brian Allen
@allenanalysis
Mitch McConnell just said the quiet part out loud on Greenland:

We already have everything we need.
Greenland already cooperates.

Our Arctic access already exists.

What Trump is proposing isn’t strategy, it’s burning allied trust for nothing.

“Incinerating the hard-won trust of loyal allies” is not strength. It’s self-sabotage.




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@GOP Mitch McConnell just said the quiet part out loud on Greenland: (Original Post) riversedge 13 hrs ago OP
STFU Mitch malaise 12 hrs ago #1
Yes. I think Mitch could have convinced enough Republicans to convict Trump after Jan 6th Buckeyeblue 12 hrs ago #6
He will be impeached again malaise 12 hrs ago #8
Impeached? But will he be convicted in the Senate by 2/3 vote? That's the hard part. Katinfl 10 hrs ago #33
I honestly think it depends Buckeyeblue 9 hrs ago #36
thank you! agingdem 11 hrs ago #12
THIS malaise 11 hrs ago #23
Fuck you oswaldactedalone 11 hrs ago #15
I think Putin must have some real bad dirt on Trump to get him to blow up NATO by going after Greenland. Dustlawyer 11 hrs ago #22
Hey you malaise 11 hrs ago #24
It's got to be extremely bad as well considering how Trump loves to strut around breaking laws. cstanleytech 10 hrs ago #29
Moscow Mitch markodochartaigh 10 hrs ago #31
MOSCOW MITCH and his "party over country" stance is most responsible for the mess we are in. MLWR 12 hrs ago #2
He helped create this irisblue 12 hrs ago #3
The similarities between McConnell & the German conservative oligarch are much too obvious irisblue 11 hrs ago #10
Great post malaise 11 hrs ago #25
Welcome to the party, turtle. Just Jerome 12 hrs ago #4
I didn't know that old fuck could still speak fujiyamasan 12 hrs ago #5
Him and trump can hold hands while they burn in hell Conjuay 11 hrs ago #27
I didn't know people still care what the old fuck says anymore. cab67 1 hr ago #39
Strokes have really had their effect on him. DFW 12 hrs ago #7
Agreed 👍 MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #34
oh now he's all so senatorial Javaman 11 hrs ago #9
Fuck Mitch McConnell! Ray Bruns 11 hrs ago #11
You know what needs to be done, Mitch. You know it's past time for the GOP to do what must be done. ms liberty 11 hrs ago #13
Didn't know he was still breathing. NewHendoLib 11 hrs ago #14
Mitch has a lot of signs on his head, however ... AverageOldGuy 11 hrs ago #16
Fucker you caused all of this. SamKnause 11 hrs ago #17
It's time Mitch! Emile 11 hrs ago #18
The point is to damage trust and break up the democratic alliance. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #19
Crawl back under your rock, Mitch. This is all your fault. Vinca 11 hrs ago #20
Is he still wasting clean air? 2naSalit 11 hrs ago #21
Yet he's still in favor of a unitarian government with an all powerful leader. JohnnyRingo 11 hrs ago #26
Fuck you mitch. spanone 10 hrs ago #28
Putin's bitch is trying to just salvage himself before he gets out of office. cstanleytech 10 hrs ago #30
Corporate America speaks out Auggie 10 hrs ago #32
Mitch and his cohorts are responsible for Trump and still have the power to stop him Bev54 9 hrs ago #35
Too little too late for many mzmolly 8 hrs ago #37
Fuck McConnell. I hope he rots in Hell (which I don't believe in, but he does) for being complicit Greybnk48 1 hr ago #38
Uh huh. madamesilverspurs 50 min ago #40
That's what happens when you put ignorant nazis on the Supreme Court asshole. NNadir 26 min ago #41
I loathe the man as much as any, but he IS defending NATO here Easterncedar 23 min ago #42
Fuck you, asshole! LNM 18 sec ago #43

Buckeyeblue

(6,215 posts)
6. Yes. I think Mitch could have convinced enough Republicans to convict Trump after Jan 6th
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:57 AM
12 hrs ago

But he didn't. He wanted to play both sides of the fence. He acted outraged but refused to hold Trump accountable.

They could still impeach and convict him. If Mitch is really concerned he should rally the troops. It could all be done quickly.

But they won't. They hate America.

Katinfl

(650 posts)
33. Impeached? But will he be convicted in the Senate by 2/3 vote? That's the hard part.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:58 AM
10 hrs ago

Buckeyeblue

(6,215 posts)
36. I honestly think it depends
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:56 AM
9 hrs ago

Can we get enough Republican senators who either feel like their seat is safe or plan to not run again. I think some Republicans are sick if him. And they would be doing it with plenty of time to have a good primary for 2028.

agingdem

(8,773 posts)
12. thank you!
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:40 AM
11 hrs ago

Soulless Mitch McConnell, the second most corrosive politician in American history, used Trump, a malicious vengeful preening clown, to pack the courts with incompetent ideologues..their task was to strike down Roe v Wade, the Marriage Equality Act, and the Affordable Care Act while his wife, Elaine Chao (later referred to Coco Chow) was Trump's Secretary of Labor...no conflict of interest there...

and Mitch, ever the multitasker, also managed to shove through the most obscene tax cut for his billionaire buddies, the top 1%...where did he find the time??

so now, after twice blowing the opportunity to rid the world of Trump, Mitch suddenly gives damn about Greenland??...STFU!!!






Dustlawyer

(10,537 posts)
22. I think Putin must have some real bad dirt on Trump to get him to blow up NATO by going after Greenland.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:17 AM
11 hrs ago

cstanleytech

(28,247 posts)
29. It's got to be extremely bad as well considering how Trump loves to strut around breaking laws.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:29 AM
10 hrs ago

MLWR

(793 posts)
2. MOSCOW MITCH and his "party over country" stance is most responsible for the mess we are in.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:52 AM
12 hrs ago

If he now has buyer's remorse, he has only to look in the mirror to see who's to blame.

irisblue

(36,892 posts)
10. The similarities between McConnell & the German conservative oligarch are much too obvious
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:34 AM
11 hrs ago

Source-https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/the-nazi-rise-to-power/the-nazi-rise-to-power/the-role-of-the-conservative-elite/

snip-"The role of the conservative elite in the Nazi rise to power
The conservative elite were the old ruling class and new business class in Weimar Germany. Throughout the 1920s they became increasingly frustrated with the Weimar Republic’s continuing economic and political instability, their lack of real power and the rise of communism. They believed that a return to authoritarian rule was the only stable future for Germany which would protect their power and money.

snip-"The conservative elite’s second move towards authoritarian rule was helping the Nazi Party to gain power. The conservative elite and the Nazi Party had a common enemy – the political left .

As Hitler controlled the masses support for the political right, the conservative elite believed that they could use Hitler and his popular support to ‘democratically’ take power. Once in power, Hitler could destroy the political left. Destroying the political left would help to remove the majority of political opponents to the ring-wing conservative elite.

Once Hitler had removed the left-wing socialist opposition and destroyed the Weimar Republic, the conservative elite thought they would be able to replace Hitler, and appoint a leader of their choice."

much much more there of course

fujiyamasan

(1,256 posts)
5. I didn't know that old fuck could still speak
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:57 AM
12 hrs ago

Much of the reason we’re in this situation is because of him. Fuck him.

DFW

(59,771 posts)
7. Strokes have really had their effect on him.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:18 AM
12 hrs ago

Talk about a shadow of his former self!

Even when (finally) calling Trump out on a supreme outrage, he couldn’t resist a dig at Joe Biden (pulling out if Afghanistan). McTurtle must realize his physical frailty, and understand that the end of his time in the Senate draws near. If he thinks this speech compensates for the past evil he has wrought on our nation, he is sorely mistaken. However, even though his personal broken clock has stopped very late in the day, he is not wrong here, and his voice coming down on the just side of a crucial matter is welcome.

Javaman

(65,199 posts)
9. oh now he's all so senatorial
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:25 AM
11 hrs ago

fuck off turtle head, you got us here. don't act surprised.

ms liberty

(10,998 posts)
13. You know what needs to be done, Mitch. You know it's past time for the GOP to do what must be done.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:43 AM
11 hrs ago

Democrats will help with votes, but you guys have to end this. Now.

AverageOldGuy

(3,388 posts)
16. Mitch has a lot of signs on his head, however ...
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:58 AM
11 hrs ago

…even a blind pig finds an acorn now and then.

SamKnause

(14,755 posts)
17. Fucker you caused all of this.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:01 AM
11 hrs ago

You could have stopped it but instead you aided and abetted.

You, Trump and his entire administration, and all the MAGA republicans belong under the jail !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2naSalit

(100,225 posts)
21. Is he still wasting clean air?
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:15 AM
11 hrs ago

WTF?

Fucking DUH, moscowmitch, fuck you!

NONE OF THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU AND YOUR DECADES OF TREACHERY AND TREASON, MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!

Yet another grave I'm going to have to go piss on.

JohnnyRingo

(20,541 posts)
26. Yet he's still in favor of a unitarian government with an all powerful leader.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:23 AM
11 hrs ago

Perhaps he'll rethink that position after the nukes are flying.

“Incinerating the hard-won trust of loyal allies is not strength. It’s self-sabotage." ...Ya think?!
Impeach Now Grandpa!!

Bev54

(13,235 posts)
35. Mitch and his cohorts are responsible for Trump and still have the power to stop him
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:27 AM
9 hrs ago

if they really wanted to, so quit gaslighting the American people.

Greybnk48

(10,670 posts)
38. Fuck McConnell. I hope he rots in Hell (which I don't believe in, but he does) for being complicit
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 05:48 PM
1 hr ago

in the destruction of our Country for the sake of ramming his individual bullshit religious views on abortion down everyone's throats.

madamesilverspurs

(16,469 posts)
40. Uh huh.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:32 PM
50 min ago

Seeing as how Trump wouldn't have gotten anywhere near the White House without Mitch paving the way, the crocodile tears are a laughable. McConnell condemned the country to decades of needless suffering, his stench will take generations to clear; Trump is the slimy dust cover to that book.


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Easterncedar

(5,591 posts)
42. I loathe the man as much as any, but he IS defending NATO here
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 07:00 PM
23 min ago

Right? It is not meaningless.

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