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McConnell gains, nation loses

The honorable Mitch McConnell appears to have had the opportunity to choose between protecting our country’s elections from manipulation by a hostile foreign power and getting his wife a cabinet post.

Seeing as Elaine Chao has been nominated as transportation secretary, we see which way the senator looked on Russian interference.

Donald Trump puts his own interests ahead of America’s; apparently, so does McConnell.

Ivonne Rovira

Louisville

This story was originally published December 13, 2016 at 6:43 PM with the headline "McConnell gains, nation loses."

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