Sen. Mitch McConnell announces he's stepping down from Republican Senate leadership

"I stand before you today ... to say this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate."

Sen. Mitch McConnell announced that he's stepping down as Republican Senate leader in November after more than a decade serving in the position.

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[JohnJames-sfte]

It will take years and years to repair the damage McConnell has done. Good riddance

[manisthemeasure]

He’s smirking as if he thinks he deserves a cookie for stepping aside from leadership. Lord have mercy!

[briancampbell]

The Billionaire class has him already replaced with their next puppet

[SnozberriesTasteLikeSnozberrys]

Pretending like he didn't just get ousted by his own party members😂😂😂

[kwaki-serpi-niku]

We need term limits in Congress as well as a supreme Court. We even need term limits for bureaucratic government officials. Things are out of hand and need to be revamped.

[xcntsou]

The fact is he should have stepped down long ago and that invalidates everything he just said. And that is certainly not the first time this idiot has invalidated a previous statement he has made

[rmspoliti]

Traitor. Should have left decades ago.

[catherinequigley]

Please Kentucky ! Make him retire ! Vote him out !

[jimcampbell]

Yep he's made enough off the tax payers .

[melissagallinetti]

He is responsible for so many of our problems! History will not remember him well.

[michaelwilson]

This will kill him
His soul has been dead for years already

[dcla]

It would be okay if he stepped down early.

[melissabruhn]

May he be shunned & receive everything he deserves for corruptly destroying democracy & diminishing SCOTUS by any means without regard for harm or governance.

[Tom_the_great]

He’s done a lot of damage in his career.

[LNCP]

Nothing against McConnell, but he should have retired sooner!

[markgladieux]

You needed to go a long time ago a long time ago.

[franklinshelton]

Blah blah blah you should’ve left the second day you were in office. History will remember this man as a traitor.

[OO-nbkt]

Stop calling it the Republican Party and just call it the MAGA party

[stickybuns]

He's just stepping down from Republican Leader...his old ass still be dragging around the halls of Congress...he ain't retiring or quitting, and going out to pasture....yet. dang it!

[samtexaco]

The grim reaper has left the building.