Former President Donald Trump called Senate Leader Mitch McConnell a “bastard” during a donor soiree in Mar-a-Lago on Saturday, according to a report.
Trump deviated from his prepared remarks when he lashed out at the Kentucky legislature, Reuters reported, citing a participant at the Republican National Committee dinner in Palm Beach, Florida.
Vice President Mike Pence was also a target of the ex-president’s wrath.
Trump said he recently told Pence that he was still disappointed in him because he did not intervene to stop Congressional certification of President Biden’s electoral victory – something the VP did not have the authority to do.
Pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 in an attempt to stop the explanation of vote, some of them caught on camera shouting that Pence should be hanged.
Speaking to hundreds of top donors on Saturday, Trump did not rule out seeking a new term in 2024, but said any talk about him might have to wait until after the November 2022 midterm elections.
Representatives for McConnell and Pence did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters.