In an exclusive interview with The Federalist on Thursday, former President Donald Trump called for Senate Republicans to fire Mitch McConnell and elect a new leader, unloaded on "Radicalized" left-wing Democrats, blasted former President George W. Bush as "One of the worst presidents ever," and criticized current President Joe Biden's "Grossly incompetent" handling of America's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
"It's a disgrace." The 45th president also teed off on former President George W. Bush, who used his remarks on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on America to take a thinly veiled swipe at Trump and many of Trump's supporters when Bush claimed they were "Children of the same foul spirit" that led the 9/11 hijackers to kill thousands of innocent American citizens.
"Bush now goes around lecturing everybody about all sorts of things, and he shouldn't be lecturing anybody, because he's the one who got us into the mess of the Middle East," Trump continued.
"The Democrats have become radicalized, and the Republicans don't have good leadership because they don't fight as hard," Trump noted.
During the interview, Trump acknowledged the widespread disgust that most Americans have for the professional political class in Washington, D.C. "There's a discontent with everything having to do with politics," Trump said about the general political situation in the country.
"People are so disgusted with the way people are being treated from the Jan. 6 situation. It's a combination of that compared to how Antifa and BLM were treated. When you compare the treatment, it is so unjust, it is so unfair. It's disgraceful." Trump also characterized the planned Sept. 18 rally at the U.S. Capitol as a "Setup" meant to denigrate Republican voters regardless of what transpires.
"If people don't show up they'll say, 'Oh, it's a lack of spirit.' And if people do show up they'll be harassed." When asked whether he would have done things differently in 2020 if he had known then what he knows now about the pandemic and the presidential campaign and its aftermath, Trump said he would have made different personnel choices.
Thursday, September 16, 2021
In Exclusive Interview, Trump Calls Sept. 18 Rally A ‘Setup,’ Says GOP Senate Should Fire ‘Disaster’ McConnell
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