Two starkly different versions of Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) legacy emerged in the hours after he announced he would step down as minority leader on Wednesday.
In one corner of the GOP, McConnell was praised for standing as a “bulwark of conservative leadership” in his 17 years as the chamber’s top Republican.
Among his accomplishments, his allies said, McConnell will be remembered for transforming the federal courts and his vocal defense of the Ronald Reagan doctrine of “peace through strength.”
But McConnell’s decision to step down was also met with taunts from conservatives who called him an appendage of the Democratic Party who had sold out to corporate interests.
“Our thoughts are with our Democrat colleagues in the Senate on the retirement of their Co-Majority Leader,” said the House Freedom Caucus in a
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