Mitch McConnell actually said...

"The nation should not have to worry that the intelligence assessments the President receives are tainted by a Director of National Intelligence with a history of alarming lapses in judgment."

"I hope she rises to the immense responsibilities of her office."

"The Senate’s power of advice and consent is not an option; it is an obligation, and one we cannot pretend to misunderstand."

"Japan is among America's closest treaty allies in the Indo-Pacific, and the risk of conflict in the region is the product of Chinese aggression, not western 'threat inflation'."