Coverage dated October 16, 2024

McConnell called Trump 'stupid' and 'despicable' in private after the 2020 election, a new book says

Headline from The Republic

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” a “despicable human being” and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leade…

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12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    McConnell’s private fuming about Trump revealed in new biography: ‘Despicable human being’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Mitch McConnell has been critical of Donald Trump in public, but a new biography will open the window into his private thoughts about the former president.

  2. The Republic

    McConnell called Trump 'stupid' and 'despicable' in private after the 2020 election, a new book says (opens The Republic)

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    By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” a “despicable human being” and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leade…

  3. Triblive

    McConnell called Trump 'stupid,' 'despicable' in private after 2020 election, according to new book (opens Triblive)

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    WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” a “despicable human being” and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leader that will be released this month.

  4. Salon

    "Despicable": McConnell has strong words for Trump in new biography despite endorsing him (opens Salon)

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    McConnell privately called Trump a "despicable human being" and a "narcissist" after the 2020 election.

  5. Newsweek

    McConnell called Trump "stupid" and "despicable" after 2020 election: Book (opens Newsweek)

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    Trump is "stupid...and can't even figure out where his own best interests lie," McConnell said, according to a new biography.

  6. Fortune

    Mitch McConnell called Trump 'stupid' and a 'narcissist' in private after the 2020 election, new book says (opens Fortune)

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    “Whatever I may have said about President Trump pales in comparison to what JD Vance, Lindsey Graham, and others have said about him," McConnell said.

  7. NBC News

    McConnell privately called Trump a 'despicable human' and unfit for office, new book says (opens NBC News)

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    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for president this year but privately called him "stupid" and unfit for office.

  8. The Boston Globe

    McConnell called Trump ‘stupid’ and ‘despicable’ in private after 2020 election, a new book says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” a “despicable human being” and a “narcissist.”

  9. Bangor Daily News

    Mitch McConnell called Donald Trump 'stupid’ and 'despicable' after the 2020 election, a new book says (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    McConnell made the remarks in private as part of a series of personal oral histories that he made available to Michael Tackett.

  10. Portland Press Herald

    Book says McConnell called Trump ‘stupid’ and ‘narcissist’ after 2020 election (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Mitch McConnell called then-President Trump “stupid," a “despicable human being" and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography.

  11. Forbes

    Mitch McConnell Considers Trump ‘Despicable,’ ‘Stupid,’ ‘Ill-Tempered,’ According To New Book (opens Forbes)

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    The newly reported details include McConnell calling Trump a range of insults, from “ill-tempered” to a “narcissist.”

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