The comment, however, diverges from his decision in 2016 to not consider President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland following the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia earlier that year. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/co...rump-mcconnell-now-says-he-d-confirm-n1011166 I hope McConnell gets run over by a tortoise.
'fond' as , in an affectionate way , affectionate /əˈfɛkʃ(ə)nət/ adjective adjective: affectionate readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness.