Trump criticizes McConnell in highly charged statement days after senator's comments

January 6 was a disgrace. American citizens attacked their own government. They use terrorism to try to stop a specific piece of domestic business. They did not like fellow Americans beat and bloodied our own police. They stormed the Senate floor. They tried to hunt down the speaker of the house. They built a gallows and chanted about murdering the vice president. They did this because they had been fed wild falsehoods by the most powerful man on earth because he was angry, lost on election. There's no question none that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. No question about it. The people who storm this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president. If President Trump were still in office, I would have carefully considered whether the House managers proved their specific charge. But in this case, the question is moot because former President Trump Trump is constitutionally not eligible for conviction. After intense reflection, I believe the best constitutional reading shows that Article two, Section four exhaust the set of persons who can legitimately be impeached, tried or convicted. It's the president, it's the vice president and civil officers. We have no power to convict and disqualify a former officeholder who is now a private citizen. The centers decision Good. I does not condone anything that happened on or before that terrible day. It simply shows that senators did what the former president failed to dio. We put our constitutional duty first.

Video above: McConnell slams Trump moments after acquitting himFormer President Donald Trump criticized U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in a highly charged statement after the Senate Republican Leader called Trump “morally responsible” for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.Washington's most powerful Republican, and one of Kentucky's U.S. senators, used his strongest language to date to denounce Trump minutes after the Senate voted 57-43 to convict Trump but fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to find him guilty.It was a stunningly bitter castigation of Trump by McConnell, who could have used much of the same speech had he instead decided to convict Trump. Had McConnell voted to find Trump guilty, he has enough respect among his colleagues that many more of them may well have done the same.“He didn't get away with anything yet," McConnell said.Trump, in a statement released by his PAC on Tuesday, said the GOP "can never again be respected or strong with political 'leaders' like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm.""The Democrats and Chuck Schumer play McConnell like a fiddle — they’ve never had it so good — and they want to keep it that way! We know our America First agenda is a winner, not McConnell’s Beltway First agenda or Biden’s America Last," Trump said in the statement.Trump then went on to reference his achievements in helping the Republican Party in the House and the Senate, criticizing McConnell for offering $600 stimulus checks while the Democrats ran on a message of $2,000 checks."It was a complete election disaster in Georgia, and certain other swing states. McConnell did nothing, and will never do what needs to be done in order to secure a fair and just electoral system into the future. He doesn’t have what it takes, never did, and never will," Trump said in his statement.The former president also regretted his decision to endorse McConnell in the Republican Senate re-election bid against Democrat Amy McGrath, adding that "without my endorsement, McConnell would have lost, and lost badly."Trump wrapped his criticisms of McConnell by warning Republicans that "they will not win again" if they continue supporting the Kentucky lawmaker."Where necessary and appropriate, I will back primary rivals who espouse Making America Great Again and our policy of America First. We want brilliant, strong, thoughtful, and compassionate leadership," Trump said.

Video above: McConnell slams Trump moments after acquitting him

Former President Donald Trump criticized U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell in a highly charged statement after the Senate Republican Leader called Trump “morally responsible” for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Washington's most powerful Republican, and one of Kentucky's U.S. senators, used his strongest language to date to denounce Trump minutes after the Senate voted 57-43 to convict Trump but fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to find him guilty.

It was a stunningly bitter castigation of Trump by McConnell, who could have used much of the same speech had he instead decided to convict Trump. Had McConnell voted to find Trump guilty, he has enough respect among his colleagues that many more of them may well have done the same.

“He didn't get away with anything yet," McConnell said.

Trump, in a statement released by his PAC on Tuesday, said the GOP "can never again be respected or strong with political 'leaders' like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm."

"The Democrats and Chuck Schumer play McConnell like a fiddle — they’ve never had it so good — and they want to keep it that way! We know our America First agenda is a winner, not McConnell’s Beltway First agenda or Biden’s America Last," Trump said in the statement.

Trump then went on to reference his achievements in helping the Republican Party in the House and the Senate, criticizing McConnell for offering $600 stimulus checks while the Democrats ran on a message of $2,000 checks.

"It was a complete election disaster in Georgia, and certain other swing states. McConnell did nothing, and will never do what needs to be done in order to secure a fair and just electoral system into the future. He doesn’t have what it takes, never did, and never will," Trump said in his statement.

The former president also regretted his decision to endorse McConnell in the Republican Senate re-election bid against Democrat Amy McGrath, adding that "without my endorsement, McConnell would have lost, and lost badly."

Trump wrapped his criticisms of McConnell by warning Republicans that "they will not win again" if they continue supporting the Kentucky lawmaker.

"Where necessary and appropriate, I will back primary rivals who espouse Making America Great Again and our policy of America First. We want brilliant, strong, thoughtful, and compassionate leadership," Trump said.

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