“For months, former President Donald Trump has been angling to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky as the top Republican in the upper chamber.
“After Trump’s second impeachment trial for “incitement of insurrection” for his role in the January 6 riot, McConnell declined to find the president guilty, but scolded him on the Senate floor.
“While McConnell later said that he would support Trump if he emerged as the GOP presidential nominee in 2024, the speech changed the relationship between the two men for the worse.
“Despite Trump’s enormous influence among the Republican base, his efforts to pressure lawmakers to dislodge McConnell have so far failed to take off, as GOP members have continued to overwhelmingly back the veteran senator, according to a Politico report.”
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