Mitch McConnell actually said...

"At the risk of tooting my own horn, look at the majority leader since L.B.J. and find another one who was able to do something as consequential as this."

"Legitimacy is not the result of how they feel about it. You know, you can't win them all. And elections have consequences."

"The American people are about to weigh in on who's going to be the president, and that's the person, whoever that may be, who ought to be making this appointment."

"This is something that we're really proud of and feel good about. We made an important contribution to the future of this country. A lot of what we've done over the last four years will be undone soon..."