Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has had quite a week. On Monday, McConnell threatened American businesses with "serious consequences" if they spoke out against the rash of GOP voter suppression laws sweeping the nation. On Tuesday, he doubled down, saying, "My warning to corporate America is to stay out of politics." McConnell quickly added that he wasn't "talking about political contributions," because of course not. Effectively—"shut your traps and donate, or else the GOP will quit doing your bidding." p Perhaps being extorted isn't sitting so well with the GOP's corporate donor base. On Wednesday, McConnell tried to put a more a href "https://www.mediaite.com/news/mcconnell-walks-back-his-warning-to-corporations-to-stay-out-of-politics-except-for-campaign-donations-i-didnt-say-that-very-artfully/" rel "noopener noreferrer" target "_blank" genteel spin on his threat /a . /p