- US Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell’s Louisville, Kentucky home was vandalized in graffiti on Saturday, according to local news.
- The spray-painted message on the GOP’s door states «Weres my money» in spray-paint, according to WDRB-TV.
- «Vandalism and the politics of fear have no place in our society,» McConnell said in a statement Saturday morning, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home in California was also vandalized with spray-paint on her garage door and a dead pig’s head in her driveway.
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US Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell’s Kentucky home was found defaced with red and white graffiti on Saturday morning – a response to his objection to increasing stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 earlier this week.
A photo of the door of McConnell’s home in Louisville, Kentucky shows the spray-painted message stating «Weres my money», according to WDRB-TV. The news station reported local authorities are not aware of the perpetrators responsible for the vandalism.
WDRB-TV’s Grace Hayba who broadcasted live in front of his residence said McConnell’s home doesn’t appear to have any additional damage.
—Grace Hayba (@GraceHayba) January 2, 2021
McConnell responded to the incident in a statement on Saturday calling it a «radical tantrum,» the Louisville Courier-Journal reported.
«I’ve spent my career fighting for the First Amendment and defending peaceful protest. I appreciate every Kentuckian who has engaged in the democratic process whether they agree with me or not,» McConnell said, according to the Courier-Journal.
«Vandalism and the politics of fear have no place in our society,» he added.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s California home on Friday morning was also found vandalized. The words«$2k CANCEL RENT!» were spray-painted on her white garage door and a deceased pig’s head coated in fake blood was found on her driveway.
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