@HuffPostPol reporter - arthur@huffpost.com
Can't tell if McConnell is actually proud of enduring tweets or just making fun of his own colleagues who were so scared of them. Suspect the latter! (He threw out the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees, the thing he cared about most.)
The other most disturbing part is a mob of like-minded people just ransacked the Capitol and actually killed people and afterward a majority of Republicans were still like yeah, the election was fishy, that mob had a point
"I stood firm," Mitch McConnell said of himself resisting Trump's calls to end the filibuster for legislation. "Endured many tweets on the subject."
Again tonight: @HawleyMO using the word "mob" for things that aren't mobs
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A whistleblower says someone tried to interfere with the president's IRS audit. Instead of shouting to reporters, a month ago Dems brought it to a judge, offering a private briefing. So far the judge has shown no interest.
Paul Ryan's nameplate is OFF the speaker's office doorway at the Capitol.
Almost forgot about this, but yesterday, Matt Gaetz burst into the Speaker’s Lobby all upset and demanded to know which reporter is asking all his colleagues if they hate him.
The only threat to the First Amendment that we should be talking about right now is an actual death threat from actual killers who are an actual constituency of a major political party
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