Mitch McConnell is a turtle, claims Wikipedia edit made from inside Congress
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is not a human, but a turtle, according to some jokester Wikipedia editor.
What's more, whoever made the edit did so using an IP address linked the the House of Representatives, according to @congress-edits, a Twitter account that flags edits made by people on the Hill. That doesn't necessarily mean a rival lawmaker took an anonymous jab at McConnell, but simply that someone who had access to Congress' internet connection pulled the prank.
McConnell's alleged resemblance to a turtle is something of a running joke.
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Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.