LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, January 5, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the Senate’s majority leader, has had his house vandalized in the wake of Congress failing to pass a $2,000 stimulus relief vote. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has also had her home in San Francisco, California vandalised.
The vandals graffitied the front of McConnell’s home in Highlands, Louisville, with messages saying, “Mitch kills the poor,” and asking, “weres (sic) my money?”
The attack comes after McConnell blocked the increased $2,000 stimulus package proposed by President Trump to replace the $600 package that was passed. The Kentucky senator called Trump’s proposal “socialism for the rich.” In response to the vandalism at his home, McConnell called out the malefactors as having thrown a “radical tantrum.”
The senator went on to say: “I’ve spent my career fighting for the First Amendment and defending peaceful protest. I appreciate every Kentuckian who has engaged in the democratic process whether they agree with me or not.”
“This is different,” he added. “Vandalism and the politics of fear have no place in our society. My wife and I have never been intimidated by this toxic playbook.”
Republican Gov. Andy Beshear gave his support to the senator, echoing McConnell’s words in a tweet, saying
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