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McConnell, Set To Retire, Deserves More Appreciation From MAGA Republicans

President Trump’s wing of the party detests the Kentuckian with the heat of a thousand suns.

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Senator McConnell at the Capitol on March 7, 2023. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file
DAVID HARSANYI
DAVID HARSANYI

Senator McConnell, perhaps the greatest strategist in Senate history, recently announced he would be retiring from politics after seven terms. This brought on celebration from MAGA Republicans, who detest the Kentuckian with the heat of a thousand suns.

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DAVID HARSANYI
DAVID HARSANYI

Mr. Harsanyi is a senior writer at National Review and author of 'Eurotrash: Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent.'

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