Factbox-Who is Mitch McConnell, retiring Senate Republican leader?

Feb 28, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    14% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    15% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    66% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -29% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : RESHAPING JUDICIARY UNDER TRUMPMcConnell's blocking of Garland set the stage for a reshaping of the Supreme Court when Republican Donald Trump won the White House.
8% : The rift between McConnell and Trump deepened when the Senate leader said Trump was "practically and morally responsible" for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, when hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the building to try to prevent Congress from certifying Biden's win.
7% : REPUBLICAN IREA staunch conservative, McConnell has feuded with Trump, rejecting the former president's false claims that voter fraud cost him the 2020 election against Democrat Joe Biden.

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