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Last month, Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his plan to step down from his leadership role. “This will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate,” he said.
Though McConnell condemned Donald Trump after the January 6 insurrection, he missed at least two prior opportunities to stop the former president from abusing power. He could have stepped forward during either impeachment trial to take a stand against the MAGA insanity, but he was too cowardly to stand for the Constitution against his party’s inevitable nominee.
While you’re here enjoying DonkeyHotey’s latest cartoon, please take a moment to read these articles on related topics:
- Pence Draws the Line at Almost Being Hanged, Withholds Trump Endorsement
- The Decline and Fall of the US Senate
- Other DonkeyHotey cartoons
The cartoon above was created by DonkeyHotey for WhoWhatWhy from these images: Mitch McConnell caricature (DonkeyHotey / Flickr – CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED), body (Vikas Mani / Pexels), crypt (Elder Scrolls References / Flickr – CC BY 2.0 DEED), casket (Jacob Uriel / Wikimedia – CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED), web (Pixabay / Pexels), and skulls (Walt Stoneburner / Flickr – CC BY 2.0 DEED).
