Donald Trump addresses the CPAC conference in Texas
Donald Trump has lashed out at Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell after Democrats passed their massive spending bill this weekend after a year of intraparty wrangling.
“Mitch McConnell got played like a fiddle with the vote today by the Senate Democrats,” Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social. “First he gave them the fake Infrastructure Bill, then Guns, never used the Debt Ceiling for negotiating purposes (gave it away for NOTHING!), and now this. Mitch doesn’t have a clue - he is sooo bad for the Republican Party!”
The bill passed with 50 Democratic votes and a tie-breaker from the vice president, Kamala Harris. Because it was passed through the budged reconciliation process, there was essentially nothing Mr McConnell could do to stop it.
Mr Trump also hinted at a 2024 presidential run as he spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) earlier this weekend.
“We will make America proud again, we will make America safe again and we will make America great again,” the former US president said.
