House Republican Says McConnell Too Frail, Too Compromised To Lead GOP

Speaking with conservative host Andrew Wilkow on SiriusXM, Norman framed the debate over The SAVE Act as a defining test of whether Republicans are serious about safeguarding the ballot box, according to Mediaite.

I mean, we had one Democrat that came over. It took the Republicans to do that to make sure youre an American citizen. The whole party now is the party of Madami out of New York and Gavin Newsom in California, and the only way you deal with them is beat em, Norman said, casting Democrats as dominated by coastal progressives hostile to basic citizenship requirements. His comments reflect a broader conservative concern that the lefts resistance to voter ID and citizenship verification is less about access and more about securing long-term partisan advantage.

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When Wilkow asked, What do you thinks going to happen in the Senate? Norman argued that Republicans must be willing to use every procedural tool available to overcome Democratic obstruction. They need to do a walking filibuster where you talk and just break em like that. I dont care if we, they have to talk, we do that in the House, but you know, we need to break the filibuster and so we can get it with 51 votes and not have the threshold of, of 60 because well never get that, he replied, underscoring his belief that the current 60-vote threshold effectively hands Democrats a veto over basic election safeguards.

Their intent, they could care less about the harm that they caused America. And theyre Marxists, they just are. And its a gasp to, it is a far reach to think theyre gonna change their mind. They just dont care, he added, accusing the left of ideological extremism and indifference to national consequences.

Wilkow then turned to the reported role of McConnell in the Senate fight, asking, I dont know if you care to comment on this, but all Im reading is that McConnell is the one holding up the works here. Why would Mitch McConnell, who in the past promoted voter ID measures, be against this? Norman did not hesitate, tying McConnells alleged resistance both to personal animus toward President Trump and to questions about his capacity to serve.

Well, two things. He hates Donald Trump. Trump Syndrome is alive and well with him. Secondly, he should be in a nursing home. He shouldnt be in the United States Congress casting votes, Norman charged, suggesting that entrenched leadership is undermining the conservative agenda that voters twice sent President Trump to Washington to advance.

Norman went further, portraying McConnell as emblematic of a Washington class more loyal to special interests than to Republican voters. And thirdly, he exercises power. And I think hes beholden to the special interests. And this is politics gone wrong. And this is where term limits have to be in effect to get these people out, he said, aligning himself with grassroots conservatives who see career politicians as a structural threat to reform.

And from what I understand, they have a hard time getting him to the floor to vote. I mean, it is kind of basic, being able to get to the floor and vote whether its wheelchair or not. But mentally, I dont think hes there, argued Norman, who is also running for governor of South Carolina this cycle, making clear he views McConnells continued leadership as both a practical and moral failure.

McConnell, who has faced several health challenges in recent months, is the longest-serving party leader in Senate history and has already announced he will not seek reelection. For conservatives like Norman, that legacy is overshadowed by a deeper question: whether Republican leadership in the Senate will finally align with the populist, pro-sovereignty priorities of President Trumps second administration, or continue to frustrate efforts such as The SAVE Act that aim to ensure only American citizens decide Americas future.