Some say US Senate Minority Leader McConnell is in trouble….
THAT does Not seem to be the case…
There is absolutely no effort to dethrone McConnell for the top Republican political spot in the Congress right now….And McConnell is thinking about a Republican Senate majority….Trump is of course thinking about Donald Trump and making money….
The ex-President Donald Trump IS in a ‘tug 0r war’ with the Senator….
What do Republican’s Do ?
Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell’s relationship simply can’t go on like this for Senate Republicans.
Though the Senate GOP is tantalizingly close to retaking the majority next year and largely united in opposition to President Joe Biden’s agenda, the ongoing feud between the former president and the Senate minority leader has decayed to an entirely untenable place. Trump’s insult-laden diatribe against McConnell this weekend signals that the GOP could splinter badly in primaries next year — and raises the question of whether McConnell and Trump can work together at all.
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“We’ve got issues as a party, with the demographic trends going against us, and we don’t have a lot of margin for error,” said Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), observing that the Trump-McConnell feud is still in “full flare” at the moment. “When it comes to the infighting politically, I don’t know how that can help — when you’re scrapping on the margins, when you’re trying to win states, and especially national elections.”
The feud is mostly one-sided as of late; McConnell barely utters Trump’s name these days and has no communication with the former president. Still, several high-ranking senators said on Monday evening that Trump and McConnell need to reach an understanding of some sort or perhaps even resume speaking to each other, which at the moment seems unthinkable.
“Hopefully there will be some sort of truce,” said Senate Minority Whip John Thune. “It’s in everybody’s best interest — including the former president, if he wants to continue to stay viable politically — to help us win the majority in 2022. And that means working with Senate Republicans, and not against them.”…
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“At least we have a Mitch McConnell and we have a Donald Trump,” said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.). “The party cannot be successful without Donald Trump, and Donald Trump cannot be successful without the Republican Party.”….
Nikki Haley says if Trump runs in 2024 she’ll support him and not run herself.
Yeah Nikki played this all wrong.
After the Trump inspired insurrection,Nikki ,listening to those Republicans (see Lindsay Graham) denouncing such actions on the floor of the Congress in the aftermath ,calculated that Trump was now history.
Wrong assumption.
No sooner had Nikki staked her claim to be the non Trumpers preferred candidate,than the Republicans began ,for the most part ,a dutiful trek back to the Cult as others began to position themselves as the inheritor of the Trump mantle if he decided not to run next time.
Nikki,now out on a limb by herself, hurriedly tried to mend fences ,after her untimely denunciation of the Republican guru.Too little too late.
Trump ,who never really cared for her ,and who only appointed her as a payoff to his original backer Henry McMaster so he could be Governor,won’t even talk to her.
Her presidential aspirations largely in tatters,Nikki now conducts one final act of fealty by making this announcement .None of this surprises anyone who has followed her career.
Nikki Haley will say or do anything to further herself and lies, contradictions and sickening displays of faux “support” come to her as naturally as a cowboy roping a calf.In many ways she and and Trump are actually indistinguishable.
Both a blot on the body politic.
He, he, he…
Trump , like a dog?
Just ain’t letting go of biting Mitch McConnell…
Former President Trump on Thursday renewed his feud with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) by calling for Senate Republicans to find a new leader ahead of the midterm elections, suggesting doing so would boost their chances of taking back the upper chamber next year.
Asked by Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo how Republicans will fare in the 2022 elections, Trump said he expects GOP candidates to do very well but said the party needs new leadership in the Senate.
“I think we’re going to do very well. We need good leadership. Mitch McConnell has not done a great job, I think they should change Mitch McConnell,” Trump said during an hourlong interview Thursday morning….
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