Mitch McConnell loved the attention he got during the Democratic debate

By Julio Rosas

Published June 27, 2019 6:26pm ET

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Mitch McConnell loved the attention he got during the Democratic debate — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., smiles as he meets with reporters as work continues on a plan to keep the government as a funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters he loved the attention he received during the first Democratic primary debate.

“Being criticized for stopping the liberal agenda and confirming conservatives judges, I love it,” McConnell said, according to the Hill. He said the criticisms he got from the candidates did not bother him because “the things they are criticizing me for, I plead guilty to.”

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