Mitch McConnell Talks About Childhood Polio After RFK Jr.'s Confirmation

Posted • February 13, 2025: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as our new Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sen. Mitch McConnell was the single no vote on the Republican side, just as he was the lone Republican vote against confirming Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence. He also voted no on Pete Hegseth and says he a no on Kash Patel as well. His no vote on RFK Jr. gained him the respect of Sen. Richard "Stolen Valor" Blumenthal, who noted that McConnell's vote meant "maybe the Trump cult can be broken." After Kennedy was confirmed, McConnell put out a statement on being a survivor of childhood polio. -- Mitch McConnell after RFK Jr. is confirmed: “I’m a survivor of childhood polio. In my lifetime, I’ve watched vaccines save millions of lives from devastating diseases across America and around the world.” -- We guess Republicans are pro-polio now. […] "ARE YOU SUPPORTIVE OF THESE ONESIES?" Sorry, Sen. Sanders … that gambit didn't work. (…)

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