'Damaged' Trump will duck attacking McConnell over fears it will blow up in his face: NYT reporter

[JonLP24]

Speaking with CNN host Abby Phillip early Sunday morning, New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman said Donald Trump will likely not engage in a war with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) over his scathing post-impeachment comments because a failed attack would show he has lost sway over the GOP.

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"McConnell is not going to get any brownie points from Trump for voting to acquit him, in part because of how he slammed him in his earlier statement making the house impeachment managers' point," Phillip stated. "What is the reaction in Trump world? What do you think could be the consequences for McConnell, if there are any? Obviously he just won his own reelection bid, but what are the potential consequences down the road for him as a result of that decision yesterday?"

"I think, Abby, candidly I think there are very few consequences for Mitch McConnell in terms of what he said yesterday," Haberman replied. "I think that [Politico's] Rachel [Bade] is absolutely right, there would have been great consequences to him within his conference if he had voted to convict and that was the calculation that he was making."

"He just won reelection, he is almost 80 years old, I don't think that Trump's threats about MAGA-land are going to do a ton in terms of Mitch McConnell and I don't think that Trump would want to launch that effort and come up short because that would only make the anti-Trump forces stronger," Haberman continued.

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[JHB]

1. Bullshit. Maybe it won't be one big flamefest, but...

...this is a guy who never lets anything go. There will be a constant stream of snipes and low-level attempts at undermining.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Translation: Most Republicans in the Senate agree with everything McConnell said

And Trump knows it.

[Blues Heron]

3. Maybe because McConnell acquitted him when it mattered?

Who cares what he said - he voted to acquit and that's what counts. In fact that's all they'll remember Mitch for - protecting the attacker of the Capitol.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. Who besides me want to see a rift between Donnie and Mitch?

Play out in public?

The only nice thing I will say sbout Mitch McConnell is that he is a lot more astute than Donnie is when it comes to strategy.

[yellowcanine]

5. Trump is going to restrain himself? Heh.

Sounds like advisors talking, probably Ivanka and Jerrod. We know how he listens to them.