McConnell was the sole Republican senator to vote against Elbridge Colby, the president’s pick to serve as under secretary of policy at the Defense Department. Politico noted, “Colby — who has served in the Pentagon, State Department and in the office of the director of national intelligence — was instrumental in crafting a 2018 national defense strategy during Trump’s first term. Vance posted on X in response to McConnell’s opposition to Colby, “Mitch’s vote today—like so much of the last few years of his career—is one of the great acts of political pettiness I’ve ever seen.”
Author: Randy Desoto
Published at: 2025-04-08 22:06:31
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