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Mitch McConnell’s hometown paper publishes scathing ‘pre-obituary’

(NewsNation) – Senator from Kentucky Mitch McConnell He was the subject of a scathing “antemortem” notice by his hometown newspaper.

Joseph Gerth, columnist for the Louisville Courier Journal, It was published Although McConnell is still alive, it is a work that reflects the career of the 84-year-old man.

The article was highly critical, saying McConnell was dismantling the civil rights protections he once championed and enabling President Donald Trump.

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Gerth called McConnell a “disgusting figure” on the air, saying, “Unlike Nixon, he has never paid the price for the sins that have eroded our nation’s trust in government, destroyed the nation’s ability to engage in meaningful dialogue, and made our nation’s politics an arena in which winning is the only thing that matters.” he wrote.

McConnell was hospitalized on June 14 after falling at his home. his situation acquired His mission drew national attention for almost a month before the public was informed of his condition.

Gerth noted that the idea behind the McConnell piece was sparked by the death of longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, earlier this month.

“This made me think of Sen. Mitch McConnell, who was rumored to be dead or on life support or in a coma or whatever and who in the days before Graham’s death was the most likely favorite to beat Graham to the gates of hell,” Gerth wrote. “And with McConnell allegedly on the mend, I thought I’d tell you what I think of McConnell now – no one ever says, ‘How dare you write that about a dead man?’ While I can’t complain.”

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McConnell came first selected To the Senate 42 years ago. He was re-elected six times, becoming the state’s longest-serving senator.

“He had more courage as a young man than as an old man,” Gerth said. “For the ultimate shapeshifter who wrote to Senator John Sherman Cooper about accompanying Johnson into signing the Voting Rights Act, it seems somehow fitting that the court he created should be the one that struck down the last remaining important provision.”

McConnell posted a photo of himself on July 12, nearly a month after he was hospitalized. full declaration in his case. The photo showed him sitting in a hospital bed, holding a newspaper next to his wife, Elaine Chao.

NewsNation’s Ashley Soriano contributed to this report.

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