Donald Trump chose not to attend Joe Biden’s inauguration. Mitch McConnell wanted to make sure he didn’t even have the option
McConnell had wanted four congressional leaders to write a letter to Trump informing him that he’d been disinvited, but McCarthy objected, saying Trump needed to be there for the sake of “unity.”
The book notes that McConnell has tried to shield the Republican Party from Trump, including by protecting Trump so he doesn’t reflect poorly on the party. He didn’t vote for his impeachment in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and, according to Karl, tried to disuade Rep. Liz Cheney from participating in the commission to investigate the events of Jan. 6, arguing it could hurt Republicans in 2022 and beyond.
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