In a statementfromhisoffice, Trumpsaid, Quote, Mitchis a duer, sullenandunsmilingpoliticalhack, andifRepublicansenatorsaregoingtostaywithhim, theywillnotwinagain.
Thestatementwasoneofthefirstissuedsinceleavingoffice, andsincehewasbannedfromTwitterpermanently, itsignals a growingriftbetweenthetwomostimportantvoicesintheRepublicanParty.
WhilesevenRepublicansvotedwithDemocratstoconvicttheformerpresidentintheSenatetrial, notMcConnell, whosaidhisvotehingedon a technicality, hisbeliefthat a formerpresidentcouldnotbeimpeachedbutthenfromtheflooroftheSenate, McConnellblastedtheformerpresidentandsaidheistoblameforthemayhemunlessthestatutelimitationshasrun.