He's a bastard, that's why.  He's a turncoat bastard.

https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2023/03/08/the-morning-briefing-mitch-mcconnell-reminds-regular-republicans-that-he-hates-them-n1676422

I wasn't even a republican until trump came onto the scene, but I never respected nor liked McCONnell.  He panders to china because of his wife and she helps him set the stage for his shenanigans.