Several prominent conservatives denounced former President Donald Trump's racist comments towards Elaine Chao, a one-time member of Trump's own cabinet and wife to GOP Sen.Mitch McConnell.
The only Republican member of Congress to condemn the former president is Liz Cheney.
Trump accused McConnell of approving trillions of dollars worth of Democrat sponsored bills because he hates Trump.
Trump wrote that he had a death wish.
The former president insulted McConnell's wife, who served in Trump's own administration, by calling her a racist.
McConnell needs to immediately seek help and advise from his China loving wife.
Insider's request for comment was not responded to by representatives for McConnell, Chao, and Trump.
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney joined the chorus of disapproval after Trump's rant.
"When you see former President Trump suggesting in a pretty thinly veiled way, using words that could well cause violence against the Republican leader of the Senate, saying he has a death wish and then, you know, launching an absolutely despicable, racist attack against Secretary
The Wyoming representative said that Trump's comments were not acceptable and that every member of her own party should agree.
Cheney lost the August primary to a Trump-backed candidate and will leave Congress in the fall of 2019.
Cheney was the only Republican member of Congress to publicly decry Trump's comments. McConnell hasn't addressed the situation.
Rick Scott said on CNN that it was never okay to be racist. The Florida lawmaker didn't criticize Trump directly.
Scott said that if you're in the public eye you have to be careful. You want to be included.
A growing number of conservative figures have spoken out against Trump's attack.
Scott Jennings, a former McConnell aide, told CNN that every Republican should be able to reject Trump's assassination instructions against McConnell.
Every Republican should say that this is outrageous.
The co-host of "The View" condemned Trump in a Saturday message.
She wrote that he wasn't trying to hide the racism.
On CBS News on Monday, a senior advisor to former Vice President Mike Pence said that the former president's racial slur against Chao was wrong.
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