Mitch McConnell is still the senior Senator from Kentucky, but the 82-year-old—who has been serving since 1985, when Wham’s “Careless Whisper” was the top song—stepped down from his role as Senate GOP Leader in November. He’s also experienced several health scares, including two disturbing “freezing” episodes in July and August of 2023, as well as a concussion from a fall.
Throughout Donald Trump’s first term and during Biden’s presidency, he’s been a dubious ally. While he garnered some acclaim for his relentless pushing of conservative justices for confirmation, he’s been an unreliable backer of “45” – now “47.”
In fact, he said after the events of January 6, 2021: “We’ve all known that Trump is crazy. I’m done with him. I will never speak to him again.” He didn’t vote to impeach him, but he was one of the strongest…
