In the days after the Jan. 6 insurrection, Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell reportedly began to turn on Trump — until they lost what little backbone they had. @mehdirhasan explains why the GOP's cynicism & spinelessness is still shocking, and should shock all of us.

Apr 22, 2022 · 12:00 AM UTC

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Trump’s a sick bastard, but I find it hard to believe Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell could “turn on” Trump.
Special rung in hell for "save it for the book" people.
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Democracy takes a backseat to their quest for power.
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Never forget that while the dead bodies of Charlie Hebdo cartoonists were still warm, this goofball "journalist" was defending the religious zealot murderers.