In light of the fact that Americans want former President Donald Trump to be the Republican Party’s nominee, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has declared that he will back Trump in the forthcoming election.
The minority leader, McConnell, is relying on his earlier declaration in 2021 that he would back Trump, who is the presumed nominee of the Republican Party for the 2024 presidential contest.
The senator from Kentucky has previously expressed strong disapproval of Trump, saying in February 2021 that the Capitol protest on January 6 was “practically and morally responsible” for Trump.
“Well the answer is the Republican voters of this country have spoken,” McConnell stated. “They get to pick nominees for president. So, how I’m spending my time is on something I can have an impact on, which is making sure my successor is the majority leader and not the minority leader.”
In his second impeachment vote, McConnell abstained from voting to remove Trump, despite his criticism in February 2021. Trump “was not president anymore at that point,” the senator said in defense of the choice.
He restated his previous critique while acknowledging that there was a “big debate” about the impeachment of someone who was no longer in office.
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On March 6, McConnell announced her support for Trump, the same day that former UN ambassador Nikki Haley withdrew her bid to run for president in 2024.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump thanked McConnell for the endorsement and expressed his excitement about working with a Republican Senate majority should he win back the presidency.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr, who emphasized the necessity for Republicans to retake a position of leadership in the nation, also endorsed Trump.
Similar to McConnell, Barr has been critical of Trump, but he has maintained that the former president is more qualified than President Joe Biden to deal with the myriad issues confronting the country.
As of last week, six out of seven swing states—Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Georgia, and Wisconsin—showed that Trump was leading Biden in recent polls. Biden behind Trump in the final of these swing states by barely one point.
