McConnell Says He'd Back Trump in 2024
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McConnell says he'd back Trump as 2024 GOP nomineeSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who just weeks ago excoriated former President Trump on the Senate floor, blaming him for the riot at the Capitol, on Thursday said he would back Trump if he wins the party's 2024 presidential nomination.
"There's a lot to happen between now and '24. I've got at least four members that I think are planning on running for president. ... Should be a wide open race," McConnell said during an interview with Fox News's Bret Baier.
Asked if he would support Trump if he...
From the Right
Mitch McConnell says he will 'absolutely' back Trump if former president is 2024 GOP nomineeSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday that if former President Donald Trump becomes the Republican Party's presidential nominee again in 2024, he would "absolutely" throw his support behind the former president.
But, he says, a lot could happen between now then.
During an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, the anchor asked McConnell if he believed Trump would be the GOP nominee during the next president election as some have predicted.
"Well, there's a lot to happen between now and '24," the GOP leader responded, revealing, "I've got...
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Mitch McConnell Says He’d ‘Absolutely’ Back Donald Trump In 2024 Presidential RaceIn a breathtaking turnabout, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday on Fox News that he would “absolutely” back Donald Trump for president in 2024 if he becomes the Republican Party’s nominee.
The startling support came less than two weeks after McConnell’s angry slam of the former president as “practically and morally responsible” for inciting last month’s deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol. “There’s no question,” McConnell said. “The people that stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president.” He called Trump’s...
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