President Donald Trump said he felt sorry for former Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and opined that he wasn’t mentally equipped for the job he had.
Trump made the comments Thursday after McConnell was the lone Republican vote against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be confirmed as head of the Health and Human Services Department.
‘He’s not voting against Bobby; he’s voting against me.’
“I feel sorry for Mitch. And I was one of the people — he wanted to go to the end, and he wanted to stay leader. He wasn’t, he’s not equipped mentally,” said Trump. “He wasn’t equipped 10 years ago mentally in my opinion.”
The president’s comments were posted to social media by the White House rapid response team. Trump went on to accuse McConnell of failing the party.
“He let the Republican Party go to hell,” Trump added. “If I didn’t come along, the Republican Party wouldn’t even exist right…
