McConnell's nickname 'Moscow Mitch' isn't going away anytime soon if singer-songwriter Ben Folds has anything to say about it.
host Joe Scarborough has taken credit with coining the nickname during a July 26 segment of"How can 'Moscow Mitch' so willingly turn a blind eye not only this year to what his Republican chairman of the Intel Committee is saying, to what Robert Mueller is saying, to what the FBI director is saying, to what the[director of national intelligence] is saying, to what the CIA is saying, to what the United States militarycommunity is saying," Scarborough said during the segment.
But his speech did little to stop"Moscow Mitch" from becoming synonymous with Mitch McConnell. Kentucky Democrats, eager to unseat the Senator in 2020, are capitalizing on the popularity of the nickname, selling T-shirts, stickers and buttons with the phrase"Just sayWATCH: Musician Ben Folds unveils new song 'Moscow Mitch,' inspired by
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