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Trump Blasts 'Bum' GOP Staffer For Making Mitch McConnell Look 'Completely Out Of It'

Trump’s attack on a Senate aide centered on a moment when McConnell began to end a hearing before all questions were asked.

Trump Blasts 'Bum' GOP Staffer For Making Mitch McConnell Look 'Completely Out Of It'
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President Donald Trump called for the firing of GOP aide Robert Karem after a Senate hearing moment in which Sen. Mitch McConnell began to wrap up before several senators had asked questions. The article also notes Karem’s past service in Trump’s administration and says he has not drawn unusual Democratic support.

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Mitch McConnell R · KY · SEN
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Mitch McConnell
R · KY · SEN

Senator whose handling of the hearing prompted Trump’s criticism

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who called for Karem’s firing and criticized McConnell

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Tammy Baldwin
D · WI · SEN

Senator named among those who still had questions at the hearing

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator McConnell asked to take over the hearing

Mike Pompeo
Former U.S. Representative (R-KS)

Former CIA director whom Karem advised during Trump’s transition

John Kennedy
R · LA · SEN

Senator named among those who still had questions at the hearing

Jeanne Shaheen
D · NH · SEN

Senator named among those who still had questions at the hearing

ALSO MENTIONED  Robert Karem, GOP aide whom Trump called for the firing of; former assistant secretary of defense; Barack Obama, Former president referenced in Trump’s characterization of Karem’s support

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Trump Calls for Firing of McConnell Aide After Senate Hearing

Outlets agree that McConnell began to wrap up a Senate hearing before senators had finished asking questions, and that an aide reminded him questions remained. Trump then called for the aide's firing. Left-leaning outlets emphasize Trump's demand and attack on the aide, with one article stressing the age contrast. Center outlets focus on McConnell's attempt to end the hearing before questioning was complete, while one article also foregrounds his age and health history. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump's demand and his criticism of the aide's politics.

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