MSNBC host Joe Scarborough Charles (Joe) Joseph ScarboroughBrzezinski fires back at Trump after he lashes out at 'Morning Joe': 'I'm sad and disgusted' Trump rips Scarborough, Brzezinski: 'Morning Joe & Psycho ratings have really crashed' #MoscowMitchMcTreason trends after McConnell defends blocking election security bills MORE, a former GOP lawmaker, dubbed McConnell “Moscow Mitch” after McConnell on Friday blocked two election security measures.
McConnell responded on Monday, decrying the attacks against him as “modern-day McCarthyism.”.
“I was called unpatriotic, un-American and essentially treasonous by a couple of left-wing pundits on the basis of bold-faced lies.
I was accused of aiding and abetting the very man I’ve singled out as an adversary and opposed for nearly 20 years, Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinTrump says Washington Post should apologize to McConnell over 'Russian asset' column Russian diplomat: US may be planning to pull out of nuclear test ban treaty #MoscowMitchMcTreason trends after McConnell defends blocking election security bills MORE,” McConnell said.
Hundreds of other used the hashtags to mock or criticize McConnell, some even picturing him dressed in Soviet-era uniforms.
Well, I dislike you not allowing a vote on election security so quite frankly, I don't give a damn if you're uncomfortable by it.
Can we begin to up donations to @AmyMcGrathKY so she can kick his ass out of the Senate? »