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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Former President tore into Senate Minority Leader (R-Ky.) during a political fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday, calling him a “dumb son of a bitch,” while also ridiculing McConnell’s wife, .Trump was speaking at a Republican National Committee gathering in Palm Beach when he criticized McConnell and fellow for, in his opinion, not doing enough to overturn the 2020 election ― including during the Jan. 6 election certification of President .AdvertisementDuring that certification, Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in response to and “fight like hell.” The riot resulted in at least five deaths and .“If that were (Sen. Chuck) Schumer (D-N.Y.) instead of this dumb son of a bitch Mitch McConnell they would never allow it to happen. They would have fought it,” Trump said of his defeat.Trump also reportedly expressed disappointment that former Vice President Mike Pence didn’t have “the courage” to block his election loss.AdvertisementMcConnell was among those who publicly in the days after the riot, saying his actions were “a disgraceful dereliction of duty.” McConnell went on to declare his continuing loyalty to Trump, however, saying he would support a 2024 run by Trump if he won their party’s nomination.During his speech on Saturday, Trump also reportedly turned his crosshairs on McConnell’s wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. Chao resigned shortly after the Jan. 6 riot, left her “deeply troubled.”“She suffered so greatly,” Trump reportedly said sarcastically of Chao.“I hired his wife. Did he ever say thank you?” he added.His criticism of McConnell, Pence and Chao was.A representative for the senator did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment Sunday.Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), when questioned about Trump’s comments “State of the Union” on Sunday, called them concerning and unhelpful. Advertisement“Anything that’s divisive is a concern. It’s not helpful for us fighting the battles in Washington and the state level,” he said. “Whenever it draws attention we don’t need that. We need unity.”Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) also condemned Trump’s comments in an interview with on Sunday, saying the Republican Party should not be “the party of insurrection.”“The former president is using the same language that he knows provoked violence on Jan. 6,” she said. “The election wasn’t stolen. There was a judicial process in place. If you attack the judicial process and you attack the rule of law, you aren’t defending the Constitution. You’re at war with the Constitution.”Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Former President tore into Senate Minority Leader (R-Ky.) during a political fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday, calling him a “dumb son of a bitch,” while also ridiculing McConnell’s wife, .Trump was speaking at a Republican National Committee gathering in Palm Beach when he criticized McConnell and fellow for, in his opinion, not doing enough to overturn the 2020 election ― including during the Jan. 6 election certification of President .AdvertisementDuring that certification, Trump...

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