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CNN reports:
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he would “absolutely” support former President Donald Trump if he became the GOP presidential nominee in 2024, a notable commitment following his recent blistering critiques of the former President.
While McConnell maintained that the 2024 presidential election cycle would be a “wide-open race,” when pressed by Fox News’ Bret Baier about supporting Trump if he captured the Republican nomination, McConnell offered, “The nominee of the party? Absolutely.”
Though McConnell voted to acquit Trump anyway, he called the former President’s actions that preceded the riot “a disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty.”
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After implying he could be criminally prosecuted for his role in the Jan. 6 riot, McConnell says on Fox News he will support the nominee of the Republican Party — even if that’s former President Trump.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 25, 2021
Mitch McConnell repeatedly refused to talk Trump on an interview on Fox.
But he did say “absolutely” that he would support Trump if he became the party’s nominee in 2024, though he said it’s a “wide open race” and said that there “at least four” Senate Republicans eyeing a bid— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 25, 2021
On whether Trump should speak at CPAC: “I don’t have any advice to give the former President about what he should say or where he should speak”
McConnell also wouldn’t say if he blames Trump for costing them the two Georgia seats
“I don’t have any further observations about that”— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 25, 2021