McConnell Blashed For Declining A Capitol Riot Commission By Megan Manning on May 20 2021 5:01 AM Ex-president Donald Trump blasted the top Republican in the US Senate, Mitch McConnell, as "a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack" after McConnell blamed Trump for the January 6 assault on Congress. AFP / SAUL LOEB Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell came under fire Wednesday after announcing he would oppose passing a bill to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. This decision comes just a day after McConnell, R-Ky., hinted that the Republican party was open to the idea of a commission to get to the bottom of the insurrection. He had explained that he wanted to read the fine print before making any rash decisions.