In a rare and pointed criticism of the former president, who's seeking a comeback in two years, McConnell said Trump’s power is on the wane and called on him to back off Senate primaries.
He promises not to let that happen again, insisting he will “actively look for quality candidates” to promote in the 2024 primaries.
“Here’s what I think has changed: I think the former president’s political clout has diminished,” McConnell told NBC News on Wednesday in aThe diminished standing has made McConnell — and by extension his allies, like the deep-pocketed Senate Leadership Fund super PAC — “less inclined to accept cards that may be dealt to us,” he said.
McConnell also blamed Trump for tarnishing the party’s image among crucial independent and swing voters, who rejected GOP Senate contenders in the states that decided the majority. He said that the party underperformed in “every state” — including the red state of Ohio, which Republicans narrowly won — and that its performance was “fatal” in Arizona, New Hampshire and Georgia.
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker speaks during a campaign rally Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022 in Greensboro, Ga. Walker is in a runoff election with incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.
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