HOLY FUCK
Big, if true.
Here we go. Where's my popcorn?
On one hand, I was literally shocked to hear this, since McConnell is such a figure of... disrepute. On the other, it does make sense: He was already, reports say, furious with Trump after losing Georgia, and likely to have a very dim view of the man responsible; he
sounded furious the day of the certification, and that was
before Trump incited people to try and kill him (well, Pence first, but McConnell I'm sure was on the agenda) and people metaphorically and literally pissed on his day. And even (perhaps especially) the most cynical politician has to realize that losing three branches of government is... well it's pretty bad. Not a winning strategy, you know?
Not to mention that the only way Republicans can hope to come back right now is for Trump to disengage. Fact is, Trump is like 90% responsible for losing Georgia. Republicans
lost ground relative to November, and pretty much the only damn thing that happened for two solid months straight is Trump talking about how he totally won the election. If Trump plans to run in 2024, he's gonna stay involved constantly, and for him that will mean constantly going on about how the election was stolen from him, and you know, telling people elections don't work is not a great turnout strategy. If Trump
can't run though (because he's been impeached) it might make him stop. So goes the thought process I imagine.