Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" | full interview
Watch the full version of Margaret Brennan's interview with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell that aired on April 28, 2024, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
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Mitch is quite the snake. I’ll be pleased the day he moves on…
@Seekthetruth3000
18 күн бұрын
More poisonous than Schumer?
@baanjones5910
18 күн бұрын
@@Seekthetruth3000Schumer is for the people. Mitch follows the money and power.
@Sbannmarie
18 күн бұрын
Who looks like a turtle
@bcbeasters
17 күн бұрын
@@baanjones5910 Chuck is right of center like numerous other "Democrats", but granted he isn't nearly as destructive as someone like Mr. Freeze... 😒
@user-dt2rr8vb1b
17 күн бұрын
Bye Felicia!
McConnell is the very definition of the swamp.
Everything in that interview for him came down to "Party before Country." I'll be so glad to see him gone.
@mommy4b4
18 күн бұрын
Ditto 😡
@Seekthetruth3000
18 күн бұрын
Just like Dems!
@user-tm3vm5xd6i
18 күн бұрын
@@Seekthetruth3000 Seekhelp
@lucyarroyo6186
18 күн бұрын
Definitely.
@jeffdeprey6279
18 күн бұрын
Exactly, almost everything she asked him was if he would do more than just the minimal amount he has to do in his job role to help his country if he saw things so important as he says they are, and refuses to do anything more than, I will concentrate on my job, and say there is nothing more he can do. BS he is a snake.
McConnell goes wherever the money flows.
@yeffblanco
18 күн бұрын
& the wind blows.
@misssummersalt
18 күн бұрын
And one day soon, much more than 6 feet belowm
@bzh7648
18 күн бұрын
@@misssummersaltI don’t like everything the guy does but that’s tacky
@Michelle6998832
18 күн бұрын
As if he'll have any need for that in hell. 😈 👿 😈 😂
@troya3094
18 күн бұрын
His a criminal their is no more real decent people no more
He is a snake in the grass. And much worse than I can say here !!!!!!!!!!!!
@Seekthetruth3000
18 күн бұрын
Worse than Schumer?
@Louisian958
18 күн бұрын
I agree
@kathrynfrank4291
18 күн бұрын
The arrogance is breathtaking, what a legacy this man has. How dare he have a tone of annoyance when asked about his job performance and public statements. He is a public servants and should be answerable to the people not the other way around.
@brigan7759
18 күн бұрын
@@Seekthetruth3000 What? You're comparing apples and oranges.
@Seekthetruth3000
18 күн бұрын
@@brigan7759 Nope! Both of them are creatures of the swamp.
What a sick joke Mitch is...
People like him who are addicted to money and power are the problem, not just here but around the world !
@thjbird
18 күн бұрын
Exactly
I can not trust him after Supreme Court and his actions during the option to impeach trump
@baanjones5910
18 күн бұрын
Yep, he’s such a coward.
@jakemf1
18 күн бұрын
A true coward
@agf1700
18 күн бұрын
If he had done his duty to our Country in either the first or second impeachment then Trump would be in the rear view mirror by now and we would not have a civilly convicted and possibly criminally convicted nominee running on the GOP ticket.
This guy has done enough damage for 3 life times and counting disgusting and disgraceful and frankly history will not treat him well !!!!!! FACT!!!!!
@michelegriffiths8886
18 күн бұрын
Agree Hipocrites all of them
@cindyisbell2650
18 күн бұрын
100 % Agreed
@johnholmes102
18 күн бұрын
Ya'll talking about Biden or Nancy Pelosi. 😄😄😄😂
@beryllium1932
17 күн бұрын
@@johnholmes102In your fantasies, "John Holmes" 🤡
Mitch you brought on the mess we are all having to deal with today. Mitch, you prevented an elected President from putting his choice for the court. You did it Mitch, nobody else. When you're in your grave we will all remember how hollow and feckless you were, that you allowed partisan politics to rule your actions, that you ignored precedent, you had too much power for way too long. In no way does Kentucky represent this nation, the uneducated masses there are not capable of putting decent people into office.
@tomaspita7244
18 күн бұрын
10,000 thumbs up
@johnholmes102
18 күн бұрын
You see why, thank God he has to be one of the crookedest mag's we've ever had besides Hoover. Just look at all the coordinated cases against Trump. Just don't think he's a fair and impartial man. Government should review any cases he's ever ruled on.
@lauraleasuess1121
18 күн бұрын
Soooo agree!!!!
@pkneeno
11 күн бұрын
Mitch is a profile ln Jello. Just leave, Mitchell. Go and sin no more.
It's too bad Mitch doesn't have the balls to admit he hates Trump.
I like how Mitch deflects his part. Coward. Threading the needle and double speak. He cares so much but doesn’t give a 💩at the same time.
@mauriciogutman2644
18 күн бұрын
I disagree with you.
He can't leave the Senate fast enough.
@Celestial_Reach
18 күн бұрын
Unfortunately his programming is so old he keeps freezing up, and shutting off. We probably will have to replace him with a new model
Mitch was always party over country! Such a loser!
@jake6743
18 күн бұрын
They all are !! Both parties
@Seekthetruth3000
18 күн бұрын
Just like Dems!
@JanB1758-mo9et
18 күн бұрын
The Man Without Spine.
@user-dc4uo2sh1t
18 күн бұрын
Are you talking about a toga party?
McConnell is obviously having a hard time answering questions that basically come down to if he's going to support the "crazies" in congress! Interviewing him was a waste of air time. He needed to be hammered on giving non-answers!
@DuaneHallinSD
18 күн бұрын
He says..."this is just my opinion, i cant speak for others in what they should do?" What? Since when? What a coward.
@mommy4b4
18 күн бұрын
I can't agree with you on that 😔 (ie. waste of time) We definitely needed to see .... We need to watch all republicans 😡 Expose them to "Our Sane Eyes" 👍 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈 💪 💙💙💙💙
@user-ej1yi4lv9v
18 күн бұрын
He didn't have any problem answering it and he answered it several time. The answer was YES if that is what it takes to get a senate Republican majority.
I cannot even begin to comment on how evil this man is…turns everything upside down. argh!
This is a dishonest man
Mitch can't answer a simple question. Time to step down
@nathanharris7815
18 күн бұрын
He always speaks in circles
Mitch McConnell is the reason Trump is on the ticket for 2024 all he had to do is finish the impeachment of the orange maniac.
Tell McConnell that we HOLD HIM RESPONSIBLE that TRUMP HAS A CHANCE TO BE US PRESIDENT AGAIN!!! SHAMEFUL....DOUBLE-TALKER BACK-STABBER!
@tomaspita7244
18 күн бұрын
Even he can't deny he's a snake
@lucyarroyo6186
18 күн бұрын
Exactly.
@2corgimother
18 күн бұрын
Absolutely! He is a snake!
@johnholmes102
18 күн бұрын
Well it's better than a crooked Joe second term. 😄
@poppystars9005
18 күн бұрын
Your not upset Dems put up Biden and have bad policies?
Where is his accountability for the republicans bowing to trump!!
@Celestial_Reach
18 күн бұрын
Lol, this is America. Only the poor face accountability. Often we are accountable for the actions of the rich
@thjbird
18 күн бұрын
They all betrayed their oath of office. What does that make them??
@mariewhiting2380
18 күн бұрын
@@thjbirdmakes them Trumpers
@Seekthetruth3000
18 күн бұрын
How do you feel about Biden?
@ratboy3679
17 күн бұрын
We dont claim this turtle....there is a uniparty on BOTH sides that want to import illegal economic slaves and rule us...this is not red vs blue....if u see trash in ur state that rather give billions to other countries than vets and our poor...vote them out across the board.
"I'm the Republican leader of the Senate. What we do here is try to make law." No, Mitch. Your office is where legislation, proposals and bills go to die.
@johnholmes102
18 күн бұрын
Like the Democrats sitting on hr2 to secure the border.
@dannomusic47
18 күн бұрын
@@johnholmes102they didn’t. It was a green light bipartisan bill and Trump killed it because he desperately needs to win this November so he can stay out of jail. Party before country is a consistent ongoing message telegraphed by 99% of GOP politicians.
this guy just needs to leave!
@oliviatopisterhasahya4454
18 күн бұрын
I cannot agree with you more!!
@RadiationDay
18 күн бұрын
Tax Students... 👍 and give the money to Ukraine
@user-kl5st3su8m
18 күн бұрын
Time to "go to the House," Mick McDonald!"
@DuaneHallinSD
18 күн бұрын
@@RadiationDay
@brad3706
18 күн бұрын
Defense spending???? How out of touch is this guy? The annual Defense budget is closing in on 1 trillion! A third of that pays for higher education, homelessness housing, and green energy conversion nationwide. The guy is living in 1980.
Witness the rare and endangered Kentucky spineless jellyfish in his natural habitat.
@tommcfadden5232
17 күн бұрын
I like to think of him as the shell-less turtle.😊
Thank You Margaret Brennan for grilling this pathetic Senator.
@lindawm9122
18 күн бұрын
Grill? That's the job of a journalist?
@danw5785
18 күн бұрын
She really can be a bull dog. Smart, stylish and damn pretty!
And you were the one that refused to hold hearings on the Garland appointment to the Supreme Court.
He brought up twice the BS about withdrawal from Afghanistan, he knows damn well who negotiated the withdrawal and forced the time limit.
@teresalegler2777
18 күн бұрын
Exactly!
@jeffdeprey6279
18 күн бұрын
Yea, he he loves to play stupid, we all know Biden was only in office during that time and the deal had already been done.
@youtubetroll6620
11 күн бұрын
big pharma
He started the do nothing republican party. Hes one of the worst.
@lavonnecornellcollins8460
18 күн бұрын
His graveyard where bills went to die. He cares nothing about this country.
@bcbeasters
18 күн бұрын
The do nothing for anyone but ourselves party... 😒
@danw5785
18 күн бұрын
And yet he looks like a bipartisan superstar this week because the GOP is so extreme
Why is McConnell given any respect. He is responsible for most of the problems that this country has. Moscow Mitch. What a phony grifter. It’s all about his personal bank account. At least have Putin on with him.
his retirement is near… be patient folks
@kdnick8584
18 күн бұрын
How long?
@curiouscat3384
18 күн бұрын
@@kdnick8584 2027. But don't worry, Democrats are going to win the majority in November this year.
@mommy4b4
18 күн бұрын
Not soon enough !! Will he even live that long ? 🙃🤣 I think Norah said 8 months (?)
@Glennpoythr
18 күн бұрын
His replacement will be 10x worse.
@lucyarroyo6186
18 күн бұрын
His legacy will be a thief, a liar, a coward and a traitor.
The Grand Ole’ Enabler of Trump… talk about talking out both sides of your mouth and saying or standing for nothing.
Thanks to people like Mitch McConnell and Newt Gingrich, our county finds itself in an extremely perilous situation. Since the 1980's, they have laid the foundation for Trump's Republican Party. When I read that Mitch was stepping down as Republican leader, I made myself a Kentucky Sunrise and a double! Ditto to all the comments below!!
@carlosdelpozo1886
18 күн бұрын
I totally agree with your comment, thank you. It should be highlighted and spread amongst the people so they can be aware of the root of hideous republican movement.
It's not antisemitic to hold Netanyahu accountable for genocide, Mitch. (Or anyone else, for that matter.)
"The border deal wasn't good enough for our members." What a crock of crap.
Got to hand to Margaret Brennan - way to grill the senator and not let go. Awesome!
His retirement can not come soon enough.
Mitch makes me sick. Yuk!
Good job Margaret!!
If the Republicans get the lead we lose everything. McConnell. Get rid of mega
He works for himself not the people
@Seekthetruth3000
18 күн бұрын
Just like Dems.
@brigan7759
14 күн бұрын
@@Seekthetruth3000 MAGA?
@Seekthetruth3000
14 күн бұрын
@@brigan7759 Yes. Make America Great Again. Do you have a problem with that?
@brigan7759
14 күн бұрын
@@Seekthetruth3000 Do you?
@Seekthetruth3000
14 күн бұрын
@@brigan7759 Nope!
McConnell is (barely) living proof that we need term limits on Congress like we have for the Presidency. Personally, I think we should have a 10 term limit for The House & a 3 term limit for The Senate.
You needed to ask him do you care more about the country than you do the Republican party
Only partisanship with this guy. No one like this, regardless of party, should have any representative power in our government.
Civil discussion never happened when McConnell led the senate. He often would not allow a discussion to happen at all in opposing views. It kills me that his first answer is telling anyone to sit down and have a civil discussion. So frustrating!!!
@tishhobbs6998
18 күн бұрын
Especially when a SCOTUS seat was available. I'm still furious with Obama. He should have not cowtowed on that seat. It was a grave mistake.
Mitch is using the term "isolationists" now for the crazy wing of the party. It sounds better than "fascists."
Answer the damned question.
We need term limits for Congress. Presidents have term limits. He needs to retire.
Immorally irresponsible for a party over country!!
Still flip flopping though.
Keep the Senate Blue or we are doomed. 💙🇺🇸🗽
He thinks women should know their place but not questioning him.
@michelebella677
18 күн бұрын
I was just waiting for him to say “I told you, woman, what I thought!” He was so disrespectful to her.
Mitch is such a hypocrit
I made it to @ 2:15 time stamp can't go further Mitch I've heard your nonsense more then enough times...
Generations will KNOW MCCONNELL 'S LEGACY
Mitch never called for these push backs against hate when the Alt Right was touring campuses? Wonder why?
TERM LIMIT! TERM LIMIT! TERM LIMIT!!!
How long do we have to wait before these guys disappear?
@WarrenHolly
18 күн бұрын
I thought he been died and they had a puppeteer. 😏
Thanks you for pushing him. great interview
*THI$ ZOMBIE I$ DECIDING "WHAT'$ BE$T for YOU."*
What a weasel. He stands by everything he said, as the Supreme Court that he installed decides the issue. Excellent.
@lavonnecornellcollins8460
18 күн бұрын
Exactly!
*LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL THIEF*
A National discrace ...the Turtle
remember charlottesville: jews will not replace us. trump: good people on both sides
this Senator is too old for the job
This is a perfect example of why we MUST have AGE LIMITS/TERM LIMITS in our government at EVERY LEVEL. This man and those similarly in age, should never be able to make decisions and laws that affect people who they have nothing in common with. He and his wife are BILLIONAIRES. They have lived lives of luxury and cannot relate to common with regular, everyday people, in any way whatsoever. Also, he is SO old that he has spent his whole life fighting against giving women autonomy over their bodies. People like him are not fighting FOR us... they're fighting FOR THEMSELVES.
@chexrice
19 күн бұрын
He's right about Ukraine.
@RadiationDay
18 күн бұрын
@@chexrice Tax Students... 👍 and give the money to Ukraine
@timtrewyn453
18 күн бұрын
It's like getting your parents to exchange their driver`s license for a state ID. It will take a Constitutional Amendment. We have to get our State Legislators to pass resolutions on a set of proposed age limit amendments so States can see what might get the 3/4 of States needed to ratify. I suspect the higher the age, the more States would vote for it. The States should also amend their own Constitutions, which would be another signal as to what limit would work.
Please provide a current example of civil discussion had by the GOP members.
1st amendment doesn’t allow someone to say there a fire going on in the theatre but claiming the lie that the election was stolen is okay? 😂
@shawnkrause3502
18 күн бұрын
In that case Hillary should be in prison for the rest of her life for saying 2016 was stolen
His minds going ,blank look.....
This wasn't realistic enough so I paused the video.
@WackadoodleMalarkey
19 күн бұрын
Oh, you 😹
@gregmiller9710
18 күн бұрын
ahahaaha!.>
@1luv1life47
18 күн бұрын
Bloody damn Good 1😊
McConnell is more concerned about how he looks in front of his republican colleagues and the public rather than how he actually thinks behind the scenes. What a slime bag!!
Turtle Alert! 🐢 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢
@stephanoverton5536
19 күн бұрын
HELL KNAW!! YOU CRAZY 🤣🤣
@mommy4b4
19 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂
This interview was important #MargaretBrennan #FaceTheNation Most important - McConnell's words His goal ? Turning Congress Republican Majority Sorry #MitchMcConnell -- Not gonna happen !! #VoteBlueFlorida #VoteBlueAmerica 🇺🇸 🏳️🌈 💪 💙💙💙💙 #FieldTeam6 #BlueVoterGuide #ProPublica
Was it charlottesville that made you think it was gone, Mitch?
Give it up Margaret😮 Donald Trump has something real big on these politicians that will not speak against him you can bet it😅
Look at McConnell 😅 the guy could croak from a stroke at ANY moment
Sounds like that is his rehearsed response to questions that he does not want to question
More defense spending, I agree BUT this means that millionares and billionaires and Corporations PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF INCOME TAXES
@lavonnecornellcollins8460
18 күн бұрын
I agree we should have a substantial military budget but I wouldn't give them one penny increase until they can submit balanced budgets. They have been unaccountable for their funds for years.
@lindawm9122
18 күн бұрын
What do you consider their fair share to be?
No one should be in government if its to get rich!
You could sometimes see the pain in McConnell's facial expressions.
Mr McConnell you better watch your buddy Trump
disgusting coward - a lifetime politician who knows how to skirt any uncomfortable questions. he is so contemptible.
I don’t know why I torture myself listening to this crazy talk and inane questioning.
@lindawm9122
18 күн бұрын
Yes. Inane questioning.
The young people are less likely to sit down for a civil conversation because they've rarely seen such conflict mediation efforts modeled for them, since 2016, anyway, once bullying became more normalized.
Margaret- you deserve a raise! I hope CNN hears this. Holding Mitch’s stinky feet to the fire. Excellent interview.
Not being able to work within the constitution is the greatest concern.😊
Don't know why Margaret is even talking to him. 😮
The Senator unleashed forces that he can’t control..
Mitch is really good at not answering the question and deflecting his response
Oh, what a tangled web we weave again when we first decide to be a Republican. - Drumpf
For all protesters "True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it. Karl Popper 1902
@yellyman5483
18 күн бұрын
People are in title to protest. I am a officer in the U.S. army. It`s not our job to go in and remove protestors from schools. They are protected through the 1`s amendment.
McConnell, " I want to do wants right for the country even though I'm going to support the nominee of our party who is wrong for the country".
I wonder how many times he froze in the interview and I had to restart? He is slurring. I think 💭 its obvious he suffered a minor stroke with his freezing
@Hummingbird_Singer
18 күн бұрын
And…
Party over country every time for Mitch.
Trump and Moscow Mitch McConnell are done.
I’d rather send food than American soldiers
Put them in jail
Proud of you Margaret. You made your point. I have pure respect for you. May you go far in your career. 🇺🇸😄
@lindawm9122
18 күн бұрын
Funny - never understood it to be the job of a journalist to make their own point. Most folks are looking to journalists and reporters to learn the points being made by others.
@jcc9549
18 күн бұрын
@@lindawm9122…funny, McConnell never has to answer hard questions. He giggles and waves them off in press conferences CONSTANTLY. And now, in the sunset of his career, it’s about time he be held to the fire over his divisive democracy killing actions that have led us to this moment….where we stand on the verge of losing democracy because he refused to convict DJT during his impeachment.
Thank you Margaret for holding Mitch’s feet against the fire for the entire interview. Excellent work!!
I'm sick of his SNEERING at Margaret bc of the "persistence" of her questions. He feels he's ABOVE the questioning, reminders of his former questions; "I won't give ANY advice to [former] prez" 'Dump'". "It's not about 'Dump's'' comments on the vile verbal assaults on my wife ... wtf. If I were his wife, I'd make him pay for that w/o ?
Thank you for this interview