On an ensuing party-line vote, Democrats passed a $480 billion debt ceiling increase which host Sean Hannity said will last until December – providing the party time to possibly build a method to firmly pass its multi trillion-dollar socioeconomic overhaul legislation called "human infrastructure."
Trump, 75, told "Hannity" he knows the other 10 senators well and has mixed views on an individual basis with each.
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In the past, Trump has railed against one of them, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, as "disloyal" and previously promised to support a primary challenger against her in 2022.
The other nine included Senate Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota and Sens. Michael Rounds of South Dakota, Susan Collins of Maine, John Barrasso of Wyoming, Roy Blunt of Missouri, Richard Shelby of Alabama, John Cornyn of Texas, Rob Portman of Ohio, and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia.
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"The Republican Senate needs new leadership," Trump said, adding that for a long time he has doubted McConnell's ability to lead his caucus, especially under such pressures.
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"Mitch is not the guy, not the right guy, he's not doing the job," he said. "He gave [Sen. Charles Schumer of New York and his Democrats] a lifeline – it's more than a lifeline, he gave them so much time to figure out what to do because they were in a big bind; they were unable to do anything."
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"He had the weapon and he was able to use it. It's a shame," the Palm Beach Republican continued. "That's not a good thing that happened today. He made a big mistake."
The former president also addressed President Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan, calling the ongoing situation "the single most embarrassing thing to happen to our country, maybe in its history."
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He also revealed great concern that Russia and China – the latter of which borders Afghanistan – will be able to, with the help of the Taliban, deconstruct and summarily replace the billions of dollars worth of U.S. military equipment Biden left behind. "It looked like a total surrender," he said.
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Later in the interview, Hannity asked the former president about the constantly intensifying border crisis, through which hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants have entered unchecked into the United States across the Rio Grande.
Trump replied that for a government to be so weak in response to such a chaotic and illegal situation, some officials must not have patriotism.
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