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Mitch McConnell’s latest procedural misstep is giving fresh ammunition to the term-limits movement. Last week during a committee hearing at which Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testified, the 84-year-old Kentucky senator attempted to wrap things up early by thanking attendees and ending the session.
A staffer had to interrupt him to note that several senators still had questions.
The clip has gone viral and sparked more criticism of McConnell's fitness and acuity.
On a recent episode of “Pat Gray Unleashed,” Pat Gray reacted to the clip.
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“I just filled up my Depends,” Pat mocks, imitating McConnell’s raspy Southern drawl.
Co-host Keith Malinak saw the incident as evidence that McConnell is declining cognitively as well as physically.
“His brain was a little scattered,” he says, noting how McConnell’s reasoning for ending the meeting early jumped illogically from letting Senator Murkowski take over to claiming Hegseth had to catch a flight with the president to China.
“I don't know if McConnell knew what the hell he was trying to say,” he says.
“He didn’t. He doesn’t,” says Pat.
Keith remarks that the staffer who reminded McConnell that several senators still had questions is the one who’s really in charge. “That kid is the senator,” he quips.
“Yes, that's right,” says Pat. “That's what happens when you got 85-, 90-, 95-, 100-year-old representatives who are running this country.”
He admits that the nation is in a pickle when it comes to replacing someone like Mitch McConnell because the alternative isn’t much better.
“You can have the Democrat communist … or you can put up with the super-old ancient mariner of a senator,” Pat says, noting that he would “feel really badly for [McConnell] right now if he wasn't a U.S. senator in high positions running committees and hearings.”
“Go home and enjoy the remaining years that you have,” he pleads.
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President Donald Trump's allies on Capitol Hill are pushing a crucial election integrity bill that continues to be championed by the MAGA base. Although most Republicans have touted the legislation, the usual suspects in the Senate have been stubborn.
The SAVE America Act passed the House with unanimous Republican support on Wednesday, with even one Democrat voting in favor of the bill. The legislation would put in place the bare minimum requirements to safeguard federal elections by requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote as well as photo ID to cast a ballot.
'Federal overreach is not how we achieve this.'
Despite the overwhelming support from Republican constituents, several lawmakers in the Senate have refrained from backing the key legislation.
As of this writing, 49 of the 53 Senate Republicans have co-sponsored the SAVE America Act, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune (S.D.), according to Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah. Senate Republicans who have withheld their support so far include Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, all of whom have a history of bucking Trump.
Republican holdouts have argued the legislation is another case of government overreach that would federalize elections, while others have simply maintained a vague position on the bill.
"When Democrats attempted to advance sweeping election reform legislation in 2021, Republicans were unanimous in opposition because it would have federalized elections, something we have long opposed," Murkowski said in a post on X. "Now, I’m seeing proposals such as the SAVE Act and MEGA that would effectively do just that."
Notably, Murkowski was the sole Republican who voted to advance the same 2021 voter reforms she referenced.
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"Once again, I do not support these efforts. Not only does the U.S. Constitution clearly provide states the authority to regulate the 'times, places, and manner' of holding federal elections, but one-size-fits-all mandates from Washington, D.C., seldom work in places like Alaska."
"Imposing new federal requirements now, when states are deep into their preparations, would negatively impact election integrity by forcing election officials to scramble to adhere to new policies likely without the necessary resources," Murkowski said in a post on X. "Ensuring public trust in our elections is at the core of our democracy, but federal overreach is not how we achieve this."
"I am looking at it," Collins said Thursday. "The House made significant changes to it. ... This is a work in progress."
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