Former President Trump tore into Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, calling him a “dumb son of a b—-,” during an expletive-filled rant at a major Republican National Committee donor gathering at Mar-A-Lago Saturday night, where he repeated his false claims that the November election was rigged, which state courts rejected.
“If that were Schumer instead of this dumb son of a b—-, Mitch McConnell, they would never allow it to happen,” Trump said of the certification of the 2020 election results at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, according to Reuters. “They would have fought it,” Trump said.
He also hurled a blistering attack on Mitch McConnell’s wife — former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao.
“I hired his wife. Did he ever say thank you?” Trump asked rhetorically. Chao resigned in protest after the Capitol riots on January 6th.
“She suffered so greatly,” he said, mocking her resignation. He also called her husband a “stone cold loser.”
The former president railed against Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, while pressing his case that he had won elections in swing states, such as Georgia and Pennsylvania.
“Bullshit,” he said of the election, drawing applause upon asking the room if they thought the election was ‘stolen.’
“I wish that Mike Pence had the courage to send it back to the legislatures … I like him so much. I was so disappointed,” Trump also said.
He even got in jabs at Dr. Anthony Fauci during the estimated hour-long, impromptu speech.
“Trump attacked many of his favorite targets, such as Anthony S. Fauci, the country’s leading epidemiologist, even mocking Fauci for his first pitch last season at Nationals Park — a frequent Trump taunt,” the Washington Post reported. “He falsely claimed that Fauci only received credit because he opposed Trump, an attendee said, and joked that Fauci wanted people to wear five masks after not initially supporting masks.”
“Have you ever seen anybody that is so full of crap?” he said of Fauci.
Trump even said someone recently suggested the COVID vaccine should be called “Trumpcine” because of Operation Warp Speed, which helped accelerate the development of the vaccines last year.
Condemning the situation at the border, Trump said, “They’re coming in from the Middle East. They’re not sending their best people. You have murderers, you have rapists, you have drug dealers.”
“If we had a real leader instead of Mitch, who is a total stone cold loser, if we had a real leader, he would have never, ever accepted the results of that election,” Trump said. Mocked Sasse, Romney and others but saved the nastiness material for McConnell.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) April 11, 2021
Trump also said he wished that Mike Pence “had the courage" regarding not supporting certifying the election and that he was "so disappointed” (though he said he also likes Pence).
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) April 11, 2021
Trump continues attacking Mike Pence, whose life was in danger from Trump supporters on Jan. 6, saying he should have had "the courage" to refuse to certify the results.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 11, 2021
Trump says someone came to him, who he refers to as “sir,” and suggested that it be called a “Trumpcine.” Mocked Fauci relentlessly, for his advice and baseball pitch. “Have you ever seen anybody that is so full of crap?” he said of Fauci.
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) April 11, 2021
