WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell is regularly wielding China as a bludgeon against Democratic policies and the Biden administration.
And his mentions of the East Asian superpower aren’t just in reference to what he sees as a deficient foreign policy. The Senate Republican leader is making a consistent case that Democrats’ massive domestic social spending plan — and accompanying tax hikes — will serve to strengthen the Communist regime’s economy.
McConnell has mentioned China 15 times in Senate floor speeches over the past two weeks, according to transcripts, including five times on Wednesday alone. Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, on the other hand, hasn’t talked about China in months.
