Say hello to my little friend? Cocaine Mitch strikes again, but this time it's adorable

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell posted these photos meeting the newest member of NC Sen. Thom Tillis’ family, who is also named Mitch:

Fun meeting Mitch Tillis, the newest addition to the Tillis family! #mitchmeetmitch pic.twitter.com/0g41vfh9kt

— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) January 9, 2019

The only thing that would have made Sen. McConnell’s post better is if he included, “say hello to my little friend” in it:

Cocaine Mitch loves pets. => https://t.co/olGoxjfp9M

— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) January 9, 2019

Although that puppy doesn’t look like the type of dog named after a Colombian drug lord:

2018 Mitch McConnell: Gold bars, marijuana, cocaine

2019 Mitch McConnell: PUPPIES

cc @senatorshoshana https://t.co/6Cysitzz7r

— Jake Cox (@GOPJake) January 9, 2019

Hopefully, this doesn’t become a trend:

this is like me naming my dog Michael R. Bloomberg https://t.co/3YS1zfJxd7

— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) January 9, 2019

Or maybe it’s too late:

This reminds me of how Terry McAuliffe had a pet chicken named Hillary https://t.co/Sh0Z9yKZrW

— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) January 9, 2019

But, alas … we now return you to blue-check outrage over the shutdown:

Mitch plays with puppies as Rome burns. https://t.co/a8rQv5RDH9

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 9, 2019

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Related:

Cocaine Mitch strikes again, this time against Sen. Claire McCaskill on her LAST DAY in the Senate https://t.co/3CxtUnvSYQ

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 20, 2018

Cocaine Mitch strikes again, this time targeting journo vacation days https://t.co/2pjM7d5gk7

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 11, 2018