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Saturday 14 december 2019
Sen. Mitch McConnell files for seventh term in Kentucky

the Kentucky Republican hit home for Kentuckians, cited Republican incum-
seeks a seventh term next McConnell touted his role bent Matt Bevin's loss in this
year. in making hemp a legal year's governor's race in his
McConnell, the longest- crop, saying the versatile response to McConnell's re-
serving U.S. senator in Ken- plant might someday "be election run.
tucky history, has tied him- like tobacco used to be" as "Kentuckians just fired Matt
self closely to President Don- a staple for bluegrass state Bevin for trying to take
ald Trump as he prepares farmers. away health care from
to defend himself against a Kentucky has been at the thousands of people and
host of Democrats wanting national forefront of hemp's Sen. McConnell is next.
to unseat him. comeback among grow- For 35 years, he has done
McConnell noted that ers and processors. nothing but sell out hard-
among the four congres- The senator said he has working families for his own
sional leaders — the top- steered hundreds of mil- personal political interests,
ranking Republican and lions of federal dollars to and just like our former
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., fields
questions from reporters about an impeachment trial Democratic leaders in both Kentucky to help combat governor, McConnell will
in the Senate shortly after Speaker of the House Nancy chambers — he's the only opioid abuse in a state be retired this election," Se-
Pelosi, D-Calif., announced House Democrats are pushing one from the U.S. heart- plagued by drug problems. bastian said in a statement.
ahead with formal charges against President Donald Trump land. McConnell also has been a McConnell downplayed
saying he has put U.S. elections and national security at "What I do is look out for key ally of Trump in putting the role Trump's impeach-
risk, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Middle America and, in conservative judges on the ment could have in next
Associated Press
particular, my favorite state federal bench. year's elections.
By BRUCE SCHREINER as an asset for Middle in Middle America — Ken- As usual, McConnell has "It seems like it may not
Associated Press America, Senate Majority tucky," McConnell told re- amassed a massive cam- play much of a role in the
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Leader Mitch McConnell porters at the state Capitol. paign fund, as has his president's reelection cam-
Touting his leadership role filed for reelection Friday as Talking about issues that highest-profile Democratic paign," McConnell told re-
challenger, retired Marine porters.
combat pilot Amy Mc- "There's considerable anec-
Grath, who narrowly lost a dotal evidence that in the
2018 congressional race. battleground states, it's not
As the top-ranking Re- going over very well. The
publican in Congress, Mc- two articles of impeach-
Connell is a lightning rod ment are pretty weak."
for Democrats across the McConnell later said that
country who want to see if impeachment isn't popu-
him ousted from the Sen- lar in swing states, then "it's
ate. McGrath campaign probably not a popular
spokesman Terry Sebastian move in Kentucky." q
Tweet that: Trump appears

to hit record for daily tweets

President Donald Trump speaks during the White House Summit
on Child Care and Paid Leave in the South Court Auditorium
on the White House complex, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, in
Washington.
Associated Press
By JILL COLVIN Committee pressed to-
Associated Press ward a historic vote to ap-
WASHINGTON (AP) — The prove articles of impeach-
always-prolific Tweeter-in- ment against him.
chief appears to have hit Trump has noticeably
a new record. The presi- ramped up his tweeting
dent's @realDonaldTrump during the impeachment
account had tweeted and inquiry. He tweeted 77
retweeted 115 times by times Wednesday and 105
late Thursday night, mark- times Sunday, repeatedly
ing what could be his most declaring his innocence
active day on the platform and retweeting comments
yet. The avalanche came and video of supporters
as the House Judiciary defending his conduct.q