Trump Suggests McConnell Lied About Having Polio

The Daily Beast reports:

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump seemed oblivious to McConnell’s history with polio. “I don’t know anything about ‘he had polio’,” Trump said. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins proceeded to ask the president, “Are you doubting that he had polio?”

Trump responded with a rant against McConnell. “I have no idea if he had polio. All I can tell you about him is that he shouldn’t have been leader,” he said.

“He voted against Bobby [Kennedy]. He votes against almost everything now. He’s a very bitter guy.” Trump went on to say that McConnell had “lost his power” over the Republican party, which he described as “very strong.”

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Reporter: Mitch McConnell had polio

Trump: I don’t know anything about he had polio

Reporter: Are you doubting that he had polio?

Trump: He is a very bitter guy pic.twitter.com/Cu61er6cOM

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