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What readers of theday.com thought of the Associated Press story reporting Sen. Mitch McConnell’s claim that the impeachment and Senate trial of President Trump needlessly diverted attention away from dealing with the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Bullphooey.” — Elizabeth Sabilia

“McConnell always seems to have the answers weeks after the problem. Kentucky does not realize he is the problem along with his sidekick Rand Paul.” — Michael Donovan

“Moscow Mitch — The biggest Blubber head going. Anything coming out of his mouth is nothing but a joke.” — George Tryon

“Someone ought to tell Nancy Pelosi about the coronavirus outbreak, because her laser focus on pushing her political agenda suggests she’s unaware of it.” — Andrew Rogerson

“The Senate Majority Leader is looking for an excuse for inaction. Too bad that it is specious.” — John W. Sheehan

“Look at the calendar. The impeachment trial ended on Feb. 5. In reality, it was over before it even started, thanks in large part to McConnell. The only drama was about whether there’d be any witnesses — and that ended on Jan. 31, when the Senate voted not to hear testimony. That left plenty of time to deal with the virus.” — Lucira Jane Nebelung

“Because we all know that Washington DC can only focus on one thing at a time. Really? I’m no genius but I saw it coming from January onwards, even while I was following the impeachment debacle. McConnell’s excuses are ludicrous.” — Judith Redhead

“Let me play the D card on this one. Anytime spent on impeachment issues on either side of the aisle is time that could or may have been time spent on getting prepared for a pandemic. So technically the Senate majority leader is correct.” — John Benoit