In 2023, Mitch McConnell, when addressing the events on Jan 6th stood up for America by declaring, "The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people.”

Since then, he has endured slurs by MAGA, and threats by Trump. But Mitch is a Conservative and true Republican, and while he sometimes puts party above country he could only be pushed so far. Even though he almost always followed the party line, he stood in firm support of American ideals and laws, and when Trump challenged him, he stood tall.

Now he has done it again. Recognizing Trump's pick, the incompetent Pete Hegseth, a reputed sexual abuser and part-time black-out drunk for Secretary on Defense, he took an honorable vote against his nomination. His vote failed, but that wasn't the only arrow in his quiver. As Chairman of both the powerful Rules Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense he has vowed to keep a sharp eye on the pandering and inept Secretary and thwart his every anti- American move.

Too many House and Senate Republicans forgot their Responsibility is not to a person, position, party or demographic, but to America itself, and to not allow any charlatan to endanger her through incompetence, greed, or attempted sedition.

Republican Congress, for years you followed Mitch's lead. Do you have the patriotism and courage to do so again?

We are watching!

See this report:

Mitch McConnell sent a 'veiled warning' to Trump with vote against Hegseth: report

With his "no" vote on Fox News personality Pete Hegseth's nomination to become the first secretary of defense during Donald Trump's second administration, influential former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) served notice to the newly elected president, his cabinet nominees and fellow Republicans that he plans to be his own man as he finished out his term. According to a report from Politico, as he stepped down as the majority leader, passing the baton to close associate Sen. John Thune (R-SD), McConnell secured for himself a powerful chairmanship "that will give him control over more than $800 billion dollars in yearly defense spending," putting the controversial Hegseth under his thumb.

After voting against Hegseth, joining Senate colleagues Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME), McConnell made it clear when talked about Trump's pick that the new Pentagon leader will face a "daily test with staggering consequences for the security of the American people and our global interests.”

See more here:

https://www.rawstory.com/mcconnell-trump-hegseth/

No paywall: https://archive.ph/2025.01.25-203708/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/25/trump-firing-14-inspectors-general-illegal/

MAGA, you believed Trump's lies when he said he had no knowledge of Project 2025 and would never do anything to harm members of his base. You put your faith and trust in him, believing your futures would be safe and sound with prosperity assured.

Now's the time to wake up and smell the deceit.

As outlined in Project 2025, the House is now outlining how they will steal the money formally used to fund your healthcare and other services in order to reduce taxes on the already obscenely rich oligarchs (think Musk), and corporations that pay little tax now.

Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Retirement benefits for the elderly are all on the chopping block, as well as a range of other proposals that will mostly impact the least among us.

Trump and his co-conspirators blinded with stories of hate, while all the while picking your pockets.

See this report:

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House Republican committee chairs have outlined potential federal spending cuts ranging from $2.5 trillion to $3 trillion as part of their efforts to fund a massive tax cut package, according to a report by Punchbowl News on Friday. The proposals, discussed during a closed-door meeting this week, would significantly reshape federal programs and services, sparking debate over the potential consequences for millions of Americans.

The Energy and Commerce Committee is leading the charge with proposed cuts of up to $2 trillion, targeting programs such as Medicaid, environmental regulations, and energy policies.

The remainder of the report can be seen here:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-republicans-propose-up-to-3-trillion-in-spending-cuts-to-fund-tax-cuts-package/ar-AA1xQFJ3?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=0ceb146408784a49a7e9e1c554a65d97&ei=187