Trump and McConnell: Political odd couple turned powerful partnership
Posted on AllSides January 22nd, 2020
From The Center
Stark differences in personality and style belie a shared focus on winning that has bolstered the president’s relationship with the Senate majority leader, now facing a critical test in the impeachment trial.
They are perhaps the ultimate Washington odd couple.
One is a charismatic showman who operates on gut and instinct. The other is low on charisma and shrewdly calculating. One is a political outsider who has remade the Republican Party in his own populist image. The other embodies the GOP establishment.
Yet despite some high-profile clashes – punctuated...
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