Senate Republicans have once again enabled RINO Mitch McConnell, gifting him the chairmanships of the Senate Rules Committee and the powerful Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense for the 119th Congress.
Despite concerns over McConnell’s mental acuity, his new roles position him to obstruct President Trump’s conservative agenda from within.
McConnell will now chair both the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense—roles that could give him significant influence over key legislative priorities.
RINO McConnell wasted no time declaring his intentions.
McConnell claimed he would “play an active role” in safeguarding America’s security interests and protecting political speech in elections. Yet, his track record suggests otherwise.
Under his leadership, Republicans have repeatedly capitulated to Democrats on critical spending bills, border security, and judicial appointments.
Now, as Chair of the Defense Subcommittee, McConnell will control the largest slice of discretionary federal spending—a position ripe for misuse by the establishment to fund endless wars and bloated Pentagon bureaucracies rather than prioritize the needs of the American people.
The Rules Committee chairmanship gives McConnell further authority to shape Senate operations, a role he claims will “defend the Senate as an institution.” Translation? More bureaucratic stonewalling of conservative priorities and greater deference to the swamp’s agenda.
Read his full statement below:
“America’s national security interests face the gravest array of threats since the Second World War. At this critical moment, a new Senate Republican majority has a responsibility to secure the future of U.S. leadership and primacy.
I intend to play an active role in this urgent mission as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, and I look forward to working closely with incoming Chair Susan Collins to accomplish our shared goal.
The Senate Rules Committee will also have important work to accomplish in the 119th Congress, and I look forward to leading it as Chairman. Defending the Senate as an institution and protecting the right to political speech in our elections remain among my longest-standing priorities.
Ranking Member Deb Fischer has done an outstanding job advancing these causes, and I know she will remain a key partner in the committee’s ongoing work.”
McConnell’s actions already show where his loyalties lie, and it’s not with the MAGA movement. McConnell has privately opposed President Trump’s potential use of recess appointments, a key strategy for overcoming Democrat obstruction.
In a now-deleted tweet, Jane Mayer of The New Yorker revealed McConnell’s declaration at a Washington gathering: “There will be no recess appointments.” This stance was confirmed by other reporters, including Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News.
Mitch McConnell was named as one of five RINO senators, alongside Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Sen.-elect John Curtis (R-UT), who plan to vote “no” on Matt Gaetz’s confirmation as Attorney General.
