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Pelosi refers to McConnell’s Trump endorsement as a “sad” conclusion to his career

“Why would he do such a thing? Perhaps he’ll explain it to the world"

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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) gestures prior to U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) gestures prior to U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

During a Friday appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke at length on the subject of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., days after he announced his endorsement of Donald Trump, calling his decision to do so a "sad" conclusion to his career.

Stating her belief that McConnell knew “full well” that Trump was complicit in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, she questioned how he could feel justified in giving such a man the thumbs up, saying, “For him to know how bad the president’s predecessor was on all of this, and then come to the conclusion that he would endorse him, when we thought he was going to convict him . . . It’s really very, very sad."

Truthful in admitting that she and McConnell didn't often see eye-to-eye, she referred to his career as being strategic, calling into question how this endorsement fits into that established "strategy."

“It’s really — in my view — a sad, professional tragedy that he had to come around,” she furthered. “Why would he do such a thing? Perhaps he’ll explain it to the world.” 

 

By Kelly McClure

Kelly McClure is Salon's Senior Culture Editor, where she helps further coverage of TV, film, music, books and culture trends from a unique and thoughtful angle. Her work has also appeared in Vulture, Vanity Fair, Vice and many other outlets that don't start with the letter V. She is the author of one sad book called "Something Is Always Happening Somewhere." Follow her on Bluesky: @WolfieVibes

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