Mitch McConnell calls Biden speech ‘lengthy liberal daydream’
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Giving his reaction to Joe Biden’s address to the joint session of Congress, Mitch McConnell called the speech a “lengthy liberal daydream” that failed to include practical plans.
Speaking on the Senate floor the morning after the president’s remarks, the Senate minority leader began by saying that Mr Biden is a “likeable person” that many of those present remember serving with in the upper chamber of Congress.
Mr McConnell then said that while the tone of the president’s remark was understated, “the content was anything but”.
He then worked through a laundry list of Republican criticisms of the administration, from decreased defence spending, to a larger role for the federal government, to the humanitarian crisis at the border.
The senator also remarked on what he sees as the administration’s neglect of international relations, mentioning China, Russia, and Iran, before turning to criticise the scale of the Biden plans for families, jobs, gun control, and electoral reform.
“That was the backdrop for last night’s speech. But instead of practical plans to fulfill these basic responsibilities, America heard a lengthy liberal daydream, said Mr McConnell.
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