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2. (i hate it when i can't read the small print -- not even off of bsky) anyway, i googled and here's

Mon May 25, 2026, 04:21 PM

Monday

what google said:

Senator Mitt Romney texted Mitch McConnell on January 2, 2021, warning him of disturbing Pentagon intelligence regarding planned protests on January 6. The text alerted McConnell to online threats of extremists planning to "smuggle guns into DC," "storm the Capitol," and "burn down your home," while also expressing concern that the President would withhold necessary reinforcements.

The text was revealed in McKay Coppins's biography, Romney: A Reckoning, and reads as follows:

Romney informed McConnell of a warning from Senator Angus King regarding disturbing intelligence, mentioning threats to storm the Capitol, burn McConnell's home, and bring guns to Washington. He further expressed concerns that the President, whom he referred to as the "instigator," might withhold necessary security reinforcements. The full, detailed text of this message is documented in The New York Times' coverage of the biography.

okay, magnifying glass shows the text from romney:

"in case you have not heard this, i just got a call from angus king, who said he had spoken with a senior official at the pentagon who reports that they are seeing very disturbing social media traffic regarding the protests planned on the 6th. there are calls to burn down your home, mitch, to smuggle guns into d.c., and storm the capitol. i hope that sufficient security plans are in place, but i am concerned that the instigator--the president--is the one who commands the reinforcements the dc and capitol police might require. "

mcconnell never replied

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of course he didn't. what an asshole!

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