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Franken defends McConnell against ‘Moscow Mitch’ nickname

By Mike Brest
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Franken defends McConnell against ‘Moscow Mitch’ nickname

Former Minnesota Sen. Al Franken defended Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell from the recent moniker “Moscow Mitch.”

McConnell faced backlash for stopping two Democratic election reform bills last week. In response, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough coined the nickname and used it nearly 30 times on his show Friday. Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank then argued that McConnell “is a Russian asset.”

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