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Barack Obama has become a target of conservative pundits and President Donald Trump after a leaked phone call between the former president and members of his administration went public. In the midst of the false “Obamagate” assertion that Trump has promoted, Sen. Mitch McConnell attacked Obama and told him to keep his mouth shut regarding Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis but he naturally sidestepped the jab.
During the call, Obama was critical of Trump’s response to the novel coronavirus spread, which enraged Trump and egged on theories from right-wing talking heads that Obama’s investigation of former Trump official Michael Flynn and his ties to Russia were some manner of illegal crime.
In an interview discussion with Lara Trump, Sen. McConnell said, “I think President Obama should’ve kept his mouth shut” while adding, “I think it’s a little bit classless, frankly, to critique an administration that comes after you. You had your shot. You were there for eight years.”
On Wednesday, Obama spoke once more about the nation’s response in a retweet of a Vox article that suggests seven ways Trump could address the pandemic domestically and bring balance to the economy.
“Despite all the time that’s been lost, we can still make real progress against the virus, protect people from the economic fallout, and more safely approach something closer to normal if we start making better policy decisions now,” read Obama’s caption in the tweet.
Despite the bluster from conservative media and select Republican Party officials, Obama was never especially vicious in his critique nor did he come from a place of bombast or ego. Still, that didn’t sit well with many. However, even some of McConnell’s Republican cronies are stunned by his charge of telling Obama to keep quiet.
We’ve got a few of the reactions to Sen. Mitch McConnell telling Barack Obama to keep his mouth shut below.
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“I’m sure Mitch is aware that a grown ass black man who happens to be a former president has agency to speak his mind on how his successor is managing this crisis,” Steele said. “Especially since his successor has yet to ‘keep his mouth shut’ about him.” https://t.co/L3TkIGtkCb
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 14, 2020
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A 78-year-old white man from Alabama and Kentucky telling a 58-year-old black man to keep his mouth shut.
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) May 14, 2020
Those days are over, Mitch. We're not going back to your plantation!https://t.co/kLdsJ9IdK4
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Since Mitch McConnell’s chin has disappeared into his fuckin neck maybe it’s best for him to keep his fuckin mouth shut before he gobbles his own damn dentures... #YOMAMAGATE
— Cyrus McQueen (@CyrusMMcQueen) May 14, 2020
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When evil tells you to keep your classless mouth shut, and you speak out louder with all the class in the world instead.
— Trish Zornio (@trish_zornio) May 14, 2020
@BarackObama @senatemajldr https://t.co/uEgRkbvB0g
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Don't.
— medit8now (@medit8now) May 14, 2020
Keep.
Your.
Mouth.
Shut.
Ever. @BarackObama 🇺🇸💙
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So, in essence McConnell is saying, “Boy, don’t you say anything. Trump is a white man, and you are a black ‘boy.’” McConnell has lost his mind. Speak the truth, President Obama.https://t.co/E0qSPqKeMz
— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) May 13, 2020
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#MoscowMitch has no class, no respect, no integrity, no honor. He also has NO RIGHT to say a word about a beloved former President who he obscenely obstructed at every turn. I wish Mitch would keep his mouth shut forever & disappear from the Senate. 🙏🏻
— Betsy Schindler (@betschind) May 12, 2020
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Bitch McConnell, vying for the magazine cover of ‘Hypocrite Monthly,’ said that Obama “should keep his mouth shut.”
— Dr. David A. Lustig (@drdave1999) May 13, 2020
Mind you, this was simultaneous with Trump inventing ‘Obamagate,’ a fictitious scandal he hopes to amplify.
C’mon, KY— vote the prick out.https://t.co/Yd8RBy6jm1
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Mitch McConnell said President Obama should have kept his mouth shut instead of criticizing Trump for his pathetic response to the pandemic.#MoscowMitchMcConnell can go fuck himself.
— Andrew Goss 👊USAF👊 (@Goss30Goss) May 13, 2020