Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., once legislated on behalf of the interests of Americans.
Early in his career, McConnell resembled someone more aligned with today's Republican base.
McConnell supported American jobs and fought foreign imports.
One explanation for McConnell's "Evolution" begins with the name Elaine Chao, his wife of 30 years, a perennial Washington establishment fixture as secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush and secretary of Transportation under President Donald Trump.
Elaine Chao used her leadership position to benefit herself - and McConnell Despite being an early hardliner on China, McConnell did not balk at visiting Beijing in 1993 just four years after the tanks rolled on Tiananmen Square.
According to Politico, she assigned a special Transportation liaison to work with McConnell directly, opening the door to $78 million in grants for McConnell's favored projects in Kentucky, conveniently timed to coincide with his 2020 reelection bid.
Whenever opportunity knocks, Mitch McConnell will be the first to answer, even if it means sacrificing American interests at the altar of the almighty yen.
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