Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell let loose this week to defend himself against a barrage of attacks from the left after a Washington Post op-ed declared McConnell to be a “Russian asset.”
Fox News reported that McConnell blasted the op-ed’s author Dana Milbank, who he described as one of many “hyperventilating hacks” who conveniently ignored former President Barack Obama’s “feckless” Russia policies.
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McConnell went on to defend himself with his record, saying that he stood with then-President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s on missile defense and his Soviet policy, adding that he was “honored” to “watch Communism crumble,” before later “sounding the alarm” when then-President Bill Clinton was “too soft on Russia.”
“I used hearings to grill Democratic officials who were soft on President [Boris] Yeltsin and optimistic about President-elect Putin,” McConnell said, pointing out that many Democrats were less skeptical about Putin. “And, of course, I helped lead the charge against the Obama administration’s completely feckless Russia policies. President Obama mocked his 2012 opponent for taking Russia too seriously. His administration sought a naive reset with the Kremlin and for eight years I helped lead the charge against that weakness.” – READ MORE