Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Said on Thursday that he would “absolutely” support Donald Trump if the former president won the Republican nomination in 2024.
However, McConnell told the “Special Report” presenter Bret Baier that “there is a lot going on between now and 1924. I think I have at least four members who plan to run for president, in addition to governors and others. There are no incumbents, [so it] it must be an open and fun race for all of you to cover. “
McConnell was criticized by the former president recently after the senator condemned Trump’s behavior during the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill. When asked by Baier to respond to Trump’s claim that the Republican Party could never be respected if leaders like McConnell remained in charge, he replied, “The Republican Party is really in very good shape.
“We won seats in the House. We elected 50 Republican senators when everyone predicted that we would lose the Senate. Democrats did not reverse a single state legislature. We reversed two [and] caught a governor.
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“The Republican Party had a very good day on November 3,” continued McConnell. “We are sorry to have lost the White House, but the Republican Party has spoken out again [that] this is a 50/50 nation, we are very competitive and we will be competitive again in 22. “
McConnell also dismissed speculation that there is a civil war within the Republican Party, saying the real disunity lies with Democrats in the House.
“Progressives make it extremely difficult for the speaker [Nancy] Pelosi will operate given the narrow margin that he has in general in the Chamber, ”he said.
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Meanwhile, according to McConnell, “I think the Biden government is facilitating our meeting. I think we have come together against the extremely progressive approach of this new government. President Biden has made it much easier for us to meet.”
Baier ended the interview by asking what McConnell’s message is for Trump supporters, who may be concerned about the future of the Republican Party.
“I would say to everyone who is inclined to support our center-right Republican Party, let’s focus on winning the house and the Senate in 22,” said McConnell. “That will define the next candidate for president, whoever he is, [with] the best chance of being victorious. “