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Americans Explain Why Mitch McConnell Should Step Down

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After a second incident in which the Kentucky senator froze up during a press conference, The Onion asked Americans to explain why Mitch McConnell should step down, and this is what they said.

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Dana Boone, Radiologist

Dana Boone, Radiologist

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“You really shouldn’t be exposed to sunlight if you’re 85% goo or more.”

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Harrison Newburn, Dermatologist

Harrison Newburn, Dermatologist

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“It’s time his family members stepped in and placed him in a lobbying firm.”

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Jerry Vito, Butcher

Jerry Vito, Butcher

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“He’s already at that meat-falling-off-the-bone stage.”

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Alice Schenk, Doctor

Alice Schenk, Doctor

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“As a physician specializing in geriatric medicine, I can say it is clear from the video that he is old as shit.”

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Derek Chambers, Bird Enthusiast

Derek Chambers, Bird Enthusiast

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“We need lawmakers who approach policy with a fresher, more youthful view of white supremacy.”

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Parker Olmstead, Pet Sitter

Parker Olmstead, Pet Sitter

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“I’m delusional enough to think we can get a Democrat elected in his place.”

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Bailey Vance, Aesthetician

Bailey Vance, Aesthetician

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“I think we can all agree there should be term limits for politicians we don’t like.”

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Benjamin Lawrence, Judge

Benjamin Lawrence, Judge

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“I’m really into the idea of retirement being the beginning of something amazing! Mitch still has 40 or 50 years to devote to becoming an amazing figure skater or watercolor artist.”

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Lana Cleek, Sales Manager

Lana Cleek, Sales Manager

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“I think we should set the age limit for any politician at 12.”

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Marisol Lopez, Realtor

Marisol Lopez, Realtor

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“We specifically set up our society to guarantee that our nation’s elderly would wither away into nothingness out of sight of the rest of us.”

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Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator

Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator

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Roberta Hill, Mechanical Engineer

Roberta Hill, Mechanical Engineer

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“His mental infirmities are slightly weirder and more difficult to get my head around than those of our other major political leaders.”

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Katherine Avila, Graphic Designer

Katherine Avila, Graphic Designer

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“I know if that were my elderly father up there, I’d want him beheaded for the evil he’s inflicted upon America.”

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Ignacio Wilson, IT Developer

Ignacio Wilson, IT Developer

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“The daily work of stigmatizing trans kids and forcing women to give birth takes incredible concentration, and I just think Mitch is getting too old to do that.”

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Joe Cousins, Bond Trader

Joe Cousins, Bond Trader

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“I’d like to be able to look at my senator without vomiting.”

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Elaine Hampton, Pharmacist

Elaine Hampton, Pharmacist

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“I’m sure he’s still got a lot of slurs left to say on his bucket list.”

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Elaine Chao, Wife

Elaine Chao, Wife

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“I require pleasuring at home.”

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George Eng, Phlebotomist

George Eng, Phlebotomist

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“We the living cannot allow ourselves to be ruled by the dead.”

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Patricia Farnsworth, Maître D’

Patricia Farnsworth, Maître D’

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“He deserves some time to relax before spending eternity in hell.”

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