McConnell warns big biz

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday “it’s quite stupid” for corporations to speak out politically, intensifying his warnings for big business to stand down as Congress delves into voting rights, President Biden’s infrastructure package and other defining issues. The GOP leader said he still wants companies to give freely to political campaigns. But as lawmakers wrestle with big issues, he warned CEOs of the kinds of public statements made by Delta Air Lines, CocaCola and Major League Baseball in opposition to Georgia’s new restrictive voting laws.

“Republicans drink CocaCola, too, and we fly and we like baseball,” he said. “It’s irritating one hell of a lot of Republican fans.”