Sen. Mitch McConnell was the target of backlash over the weekend’s tragic mass shootings as a new nickname surfaced on social media.
In the wake of the El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio shootings which claimed over 30 lives, critics slammed the Senate Majority Leader for blocking gun control legislation, sending the hashtag #MassacreMitch trending on Twitter.
Far-left protesters are outside McConnell’s home with signs that state: (#)MassacreMitch pic.twitter.com/jZc3RmHcMe
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 6, 2019
New York Times writer and CNN contributor, Wajahat Ali, noted but then deleted a tweet praising the ‘MassacreMoscowMitch’ trend.
This hashtag trended bc people called out Mitch McConnell for his refusal to let the Senate vote on gun control and election security bills. The right wing knows it but in bad faith are trying to “both sides” & shame. In good faith I deleted it but they’re not fooling anyone. pic.twitter.com/UAhXrVAA3T
— Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) August 6, 2019
The tweet was slammed by those noting the left’s hypocrisy in supposedly condemning violent rhetoric.
After tweeting last night how happy he was #MassacreMoscowMitch was trending, Ali is on CNN this morning talking about violent extremism. pic.twitter.com/oeqblxWyey
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August 6, 2019
Oh just a CNN contributor and NY Times contributing writer tweeting completely normal stuff pic.twitter.com/QpNfFjYWCe
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) August 6, 2019
McConnell has been nicknamed “Grim Reaper” and more recently “Moscow Mitch,” but the latest comes as the weekend’s shootings have focused the left’s anger on the Kentucky Republican and President Trump, with many outrageously laying the blame for the tragedies at their feet.
The #MassacreMitch hashtag was the top national trending topic on Twitter late Sunday and into Monday, following the shootings which McConnell condemned as “senseless” and “horrifying” in tweets.
Sickening to learn this morning of another mass murder in Dayton, Ohio overnight. Two horrifying acts of violence in less than 24 hours. We stand with law enforcement as they continue working to keep Americans safe and bring justice.
— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) August 4, 2019
But his words sparked knee-jerk reactions from the left citing his blocking of a House-passed gun control measure from coming up on the Senate floor for a vote.
Massachusetts Democrat and 2020 contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed McConnell in a tweet asking “how many more people need to die.”
The House passed a bill more than 5 months ago to require basic background checks on gun sales — the very least we can do to keep our loved ones safe. How many more people need to die before @SenateMajLdr McConnell puts aside @NRA interests and gives that bill a vote?
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 4, 2019
“Mitch McConnell needs to get off his ass and do something,” Rep. Tim Ryan told CNN.
“People are getting killed in the streets of America and nobody is acting,” the Ohio Democrat who dropped out of the 2020 presidential race over the weekend, said.
Meanwhile, McConnell has not publicly addressed the accusations as his team indicated that the 77-year-old is currently recovering from a fractured shoulder following a fall in his home.
But the left’s grandstanding on violence and McConnell’s lack of action fly in the face of the hypocritical protests dogging the Republican leader. Protesters chanted “Moscow Mitch” at a picnic attended by the senator on Saturday and showed up at his home Sunday, shouting death threats as they demanded stricter gun control.
Several unbelievable videos posted by Daily Wire’s Ryan Saavedra captured the graphic language and calls for violence against the senator.
Far-left protesters are at Mitch McConnell’s Kentucky home
One person says they hope someone uses a “voodoo doll” on McConnell
Another says they want someone to “just stabs the mother f*cker in the heart”
These are the people who want to take your guns pic.twitter.com/3PXx6mnqWo
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 6, 2019
Keep in mind, McConnell, 77, is recovering from a broken shoulder that he sustained after he fell
McConnell falls some times because he has a problem with one of his legs because he had Polio as a child
This is the person far-left activists are harassing late at night
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 6, 2019
Far-left protester: “We’re at McConnell’s house. This b*tch think he about to get some rest … F*ck Mitch! … He’s in there nursing his little broken arm, he should have broken his little raggedy wrinkled ass neck” pic.twitter.com/jJ5sV4tfxN
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 6, 2019
Protester: “F*ck yo neck, b*tch. … Must be nice to have healthcare, b*tch. … Murder Turtle! Murder Turtle! Murder Turtle! … Thoughts and prayers, b*tch. … F*ck yo thoughts and prayers … F*ck you, f*ck yo wife, f*ck everything you stand for” pic.twitter.com/xuTKMmXwKX
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 6, 2019
Other videos posted were filled with expletives and foul language aimed at the congressman and his wife. There were even young children holding anti-McConnell signs as part of the protest.
The left’s double standard in using violent threats while condemning violent rhetoric was slammed by Twitter users.
If you whine about incendiary rhetoric from politicians – especially after TWO mass shootings this weekend – but you also tweet #MassacreMoscowMitch at a politician BECAUSE YOU DON’T LIKE HIM, then you can sit the hell down.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) August 6, 2019
CNN is actively promoting this harassment: https://t.co/hXezR6hP5r
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) August 6, 2019
The Left’s vast hypocrisy is only superseded by their immense hatred. #MAGA pic.twitter.com/3UQLRZY3WW
— Tom Hammer (@MAGASoGood) August 6, 2019
I’m watching a leftist CNN contributor call for the murder of a United States Senator tonight while other leftists cheer and agree on this very thread https://t.co/q8XxnLjf2Q
— Jacki Vinson (@jackivinson) August 6, 2019
And the media promoted racial warfare has been assigned to the President.. ?
— Kay Shelton..??MAGA 2020!? (@KayJiannone) August 6, 2019
This is a typical left response fueling hate and inciting hateful rhetoric contributing to the current atmosphere in America. It is not @realDonaldTrump It is the left and their lack of understanding of how they lost an election with the media towing the company line. #Hypocrites
— vrk (@vklara) August 6, 2019
They accuse others of what they are doing.
— Sherry (@Sherry27557249) August 6, 2019
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