Mitch McConnell has angrily denounced critics who refer to him as “Moscow Mitch” over the Senate majority leader’s refusal to pass bipartisan laws protecting the US from Russian election interference.“It’s modern day McCarthyism,” Mr McConnell told right-wing radio host Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday. “Unbelievable for a Cold Warrior like me who spent a career standing up to the Russians to be given a moniker like that.
