Senator McConnell backtracks on message to MLB and last updated 2021-04-08 18:05:49-04 (LEX 18) â After warning companies to stay out of politics earlier this week, Senator Mitch McConnell pulled back on his warning. "I didn't say that very artfully [Tuesday]," said McConnell at a stop in Paducah on Wednesday. "They're certainly entitled to be involved in politics. They are. My principal complaint is they didn't read the darn bill." This is a change from his statements on Tuesday when he said it's "quite stupid" for companies "to jump in the middle of a highly controversial issue." "Stay out of politics,' McConnell said on Tuesday. "It's not what you're designed for."