Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is one of the least popular politicians in the country, and yet he has exerted significant power over the direction of the U.S. government.
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is enormously powerful. The Republican from Kentucky has called himself the Grim Reaper, vowing to block any Democratic priorities coming out of the House. Last week, he blocked election security bills meant to protect the 2020 elections from Russian interference. For NPR’s Embedded podcast, host Kelly McEvers and her team spent months reporting on Mitch McConnell – who he is and what drives him.
Hi, Kelly.
KELLY MCEVERS: Hey.
SHAPIRO: When I saw you here at NPR headquarters the other day, I said I am amazed that you accomplished something I did not think possible, which is that you made Mitch McConnell interesting in this season of Embedded. And that’s not an insult. He takes pride in being boring.
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