In this daily series, Newsweek explores the steps that led to the January 6 Capitol Riot.
After the election, McConnell took up none of Donald Trump's questions about the elections, maintaining the position that the president had the right to challenge the results. But he had been silent on offering his former colleague and close friend Biden congratulations for the victory. Many interpreted McConnell's silence as tacit support for the president, and his lack of action annoyed many who thought that the senator should do something rather than humor the president.
Mitch McConnell hated Donald Trump even more than he loved being Senate Majority Leader. President Trump talks to the press as Senator McConnell looks on, at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 9, 2019 in Washington, DC.From the night of November 3, Election Day, according to Michael Wolff's"Landslide," McConnell was annoyed that Trump had done better than expected.
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