Summary

Sen. Mitch McConnell warned that Donald Trump’s presidency places Americans in a “very, very dangerous world,” likening Trump’s isolationist policies to pre-World War II “America First” rhetoric.

McConnell, a staunch interventionist, criticized the GOP’s growing resistance to U.S. global engagement, particularly Trump’s stance on reducing aid to Ukraine.

While he voted for Trump in November, McConnell expressed concerns over Trump’s influence and the party’s direction.

Recently stepping down as Senate GOP leader, McConnell plans to focus his final term on countering isolationism within his party.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    but I’d be hard pressed to think of a more progressive president than him in my lifetime

    Huh?

    I think you’re confusing an 81 year old who finally stopped fighting against social change and someone fighting for social change…

    And Obama was far from perfect, but waaaaaay more progressive than Joe. Joe was literally bundled with Obama so old white people wouldn’t be scared of the young smooth talking Black guy with a progressive campaign.

    What logic makes Biden the most progressive president of your life time?

    And that’s an opinion, if you believe it to be true. I struggle to understand why that means it’s enough when it clearly wasn’t or trump wouldn’t be going back to the White House…

    Quick edit:

    dedication to student loans

    Lol

    What about his dedication to abortion too? Or anything else he promised, barely tried to do, then immediately called voters ignorant for thinking a Dem president with a Dem House and Dem Senate could accomplish anything.

    After running a primary campaign focused solely on how only he could get Senate Republicans to vote for the Dem party platform.

    Stop giving credit for what they say they want to do, give credit after they do something

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      What progressive policies did Obama enact besides the completely watered down ACA—that was a Republican plan? He could’ve pushed for single-payer when the Dems had full control and didn’t.

      What else did he do? Because I remember him being largely a milquetoast pro-corporate Dem who was about as progressive as Bill Clinton.

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        He DID push for single payer. It was Joe Lieberman who fucked us over with that, not Obama. As you know, presidents aren’t kings and the policies they want to enact must go through Congress.

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        11 days ago

        Oh…

        Only accomplishments count now?

        Man. Good thing you can only defend Biden or attack everyone else, if you could do both at the same time you might actually have a point

        Because Biden’s list of accomplishments is pretty much “didn’t die in office”.

        Everything else is shit he “tried” to accomplish