After that vote, McConnell ripped Trump in a speech from the Senate floor , and the two have been estranged in recent months after working closely together during the former President's four years in office. Trump adviser Jason Miller said an "earlier (version of the) statement was likely tougher. "There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility," McConnell wrote Monday in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal of the riot. Trump's statement Tuesday adds McConnell to the list of Republicans whom the former President is targeting after they opposed him. CNN reported last month that Trump is focusing his political energy on Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the third-ranking House Republican, who voted for his impeachment last month.

Source: The Nation February 17, 2021 01:41 UTC