Trump Slams McConnell as “Overrated” Ahead of Infrastructure Bill’s Passage

Last updated on July 18th, 2023 at 01:36 pm

Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), criticizing him for supporting a bipartisan infrastructure package that is set to the pass the Senate.

“Nobody will ever understand why Mitch McConnell allowed this non-infrastructure bill to be passed. He has given up all of his leverage for the big whopper of a bill that will follow,” Trump wrote in a statement. “I have quietly said for years that Mitch McConnell is the most overrated man in politics—now I don’t have to be quiet anymore.”

“He is working so hard to give Biden a victory, now they’ll go for the big one, including the biggest tax increases in the history of our Country,” Trump added.

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McConnell is set to vote for the bill, which the Senate will vote on at 11 a.m. today.

The legislation, known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, “invests $110 billion in funding toward roads, bridges and major projects, $66 billion in passenger and freight rail, $65 billion to rebuild the electric grid, $65 billion to expand broadband Internet access, and $39 billion to modernize and expand transit systems,” according to a CNN report, and even includes “$55 billion for water infrastructure, $15 billion of which will be directed toward replacing lead pipes.”

The bill cleared the final Senate procedural hurdle yesterday; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has said that Democrats will next work on the details of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill as soon as the vote is complete.

Alan Herrera

Alan is a writer, editor, and news junkie based in New York.