McConnell pushes vaccines, but GOP muddles his message
| Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been one of the more consistent GOP voices on COVID-19 precautions, and the importance of getting vaccinated.
Amid a growing partisan divide over COVID vaccination, McConnell has been vocal about the need for everyone in the country to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, regardless of political party. He has consistently worn masks throughout the pandemic, and notably declined to go to the White House in the final months of the Trump administration because he disagreed with their lack of COVID protocols. But experts and political strategists say McConnell’s message has been muddied by a reluctance to confront his Republican colleagues who are actively stoking fears and mistrust over the vaccine, and discouraging people from getting it. |
