“Here’s what I think has changed: I think the former president’s political clout has diminished,” McConnell told NBC News, taking a shot at the 76-year-old former commander-in-chief.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called out former President Donald Trump’s dwindling political influence and vowed that the Republican Party will not accept his preferred candidates in 2024.McConnell told NBC NewsThe Senate GOP leader, in the Wednesday interview that was reported Friday, added that Republicans will “actively look for quality candidates” for the 2024 primaries, and that the party is “less inclined to accept cards that may be dealt to us.
“In the other states, Trump’s support was so significant — we could have spent a lot of money, maybe trying to come up with a different candidate and maybe not succeeding,” he said. “And so my conclusion was that everywhere else, we had to play with the cards that were dealt.”
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