In his piece, Milbank also reminds his readers of another disgusting McConnell comment from 2016 after obstructing President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland.
“After Justice Antonin Scalia’s death in 2016, it took McConnell less than an hour to say that the vacancy should be filled by the next president. He called keeping Obama’s nominee off the court ‘one of my proudest moments.’’’
Since Milbank’s article was published, Donald Trump’s conservative Supreme Court nominee and accused sexual predator Brett Kavanaugh was quickly pushed through his confirmation in 2018. Before the confirmation, the ever smug McConnell told the public no matter what—Kavanaugh is in. (To see the video of McConnell’s quote, you’ll need to scroll way down in the above link.) Here’s McConnell’s quote.
"President Trump has nominated a stunningly successful individual. You’ve watched the fight; you've watched the tactics, but here's what I want to tell you, in the very near future Judge Kavanaugh will be on the United States Supreme Court."
But this week in 2020, the GOP’s so-called “acquittal” is McConnell’s most horrendous attack on American democracy yet. And the worst is yet to be seen now that he’s given permission for a deranged “wannabe king” to further run amock, even above the law if he wishes.
Milbank had it right three years ago, and his quote continues to get big traction. Few, if any, could have said it better. To read Milbank’s piece in the Washington Post, click here.