Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took his latest swipe Tuesday at President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, likening his trade war to “picking fights” with allies including Europe, Canada, and Mexico.

“You have a struggle for influence, both on the commercial side and on the national security side, between authoritarian regimes and democratic regimes,” McConnell, the former longtime Senate GOP leader, told Kentucky radio host Terry Meiners, naming China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and “Iran’s proxies” as the authoritarians.

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