Mitch McConnell announces retirement after 2026, ending four decades in the Senate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : "So lest any of our colleagues still doubt my intentions for the remainder of my term, I have some unfinished business to attend to.
45% : As the top Republican in the Senate, he played a key role in blocking former President Barack Obama's legislative agenda and held open several vacant judgeships, including a Supreme Court seat, for Trump to then fill with conservative nominees.
31% : He also helped Trump pass a massive tax cut that primarily benefited the country's wealthiest people.
29% : But McConnell was never truly comfortable with the direction of the GOP under Trump, which has included an embrace of blanket tariffs and an eclectic foreign policy that combines threats of unilateral military force with an embrace of traditional foes like Russia.
24% : Even after the Jan. 6 insurrection destroyed whatever personal rapport McConnell had with Trump, the GOP leader voted to acquit him in the subsequent impeachment trial, and then endorsed him in the 2024 election.

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