From Medicaid to Foreign Aid: The Pattern Behind Mitch McConnell’s Power

He knows the harm. He admits the blowback. But Mitch McConnell’s loyalty lies with budgets written in boardrooms, not communities begging for care.

"I know a lot of us are hearing from people back home about Medicaid. But they’ll get over it."
— Mitch McConnell, June 2025

For a man who’s made a career out of silence and strategy, Mitch McConnell’s words landed like a cold slap. Behind closed doors, he reportedly brushed off Republican fears that gutting Medicaid could cost them votes back home. He of…