McConnell Admits Obama Admin Did Leave Behind A Plan On Pandemics: ‘I Was Wrong’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) backpedaled on Thursday night after accusing former President Barack Obama administration of leaving President Donald Trump unprepared to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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No sh!t you were wrong, about that and a thousand other things you lying disgrace…

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“I was wrong,” the GOP leader told Fox News host Bret Baier. “They did leave behind a plan.”

“So I clearly made a mistake in that regard,” he added.

Well, I was caught in that lie - so how about this next one?

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Mitch McConnell high on his own supply.

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Mitch McConnell smelling defeat coming down the pike.

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He had to have known about the preps that the Obama administration put into effect. Why did he lie about it and now admit that he lied.

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Because this lie got called out quickly and effectively and without any avenue for evasion.

Too bad they can’t be smacked upside the head each and every time. The Democrats and Biden need a war room because the shit will only get deeper as the election nears.

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He wasn’t worried about the truth. He was just advancing the Trumpist narrative in a forum directed specifically at the brain-dead MAGAts.

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Baby steps. O my, they did leave a plan. But golly gee, I have no idea why all those preparations went flying out the door as soon as the Trump administration came into power. Care to guess, Senator?

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You assume that facts have anything to do with GOP bullshit happytalk.

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His supporters will never hear this. So the admission means nothing.

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It’s a good start, but only if McConnell also apologizes for saying Obama should “shut up” about Trump.

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So, the accusation that the Obama Administration left their successors with no plan to combat a pandemic was a classless lie, and Senate Majority Leader McConnell should be encouraged to just shut his mouth in the future?

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So MoscowMitch failed to plan for what to do when caught…

Guess that’s a Plandemic.

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Surprised something moved Traitor Turtle to fess up.

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Lying is the virus that infects the entire Conservative movement. Its the only way they can survive.

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There was a plan.
The plan was ignored.
80,000 people died needlessly.
McConnell: Silly me.

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McConnell: We came to bury Obama, not to praise him

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At least 2 months late in getting one started. Saw my VERY FIRST Biden ad this week. Very good ad but again 2 months late in getting started. Now it is just 99.98% Turnip and .02% Biden, that will not win an election. We have seen in the recent past how buying into the inevitable narrative worked out. SPEND THE MONEY. Even those areas where it appears you don’t stand a chance will turn out that way if you don’t even try. Not trying is failure and you will deserve what you reap if you don’t even try.

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