Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) endorsed Donald Trump for president on Wednesday after years of acrimony between the two men, cementing Trump’s continued hold on the Republican Party, the Washington Post reports.
Said McConnell: “It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of the United States. It should come as no surprise that as nominee, he will have my support. During his presidency, we worked together to accomplish great things for the American people including tax reform that supercharged our economy and a generational change of our federal judiciary — most importantly, the Supreme Court. I look forward to the opportunity of switching from playing defense against the terrible policies the Biden administration has pursued to a sustained offense geared towards making a real difference in improving the lives of the American people.”
“McConnell’s move will likely have little effect with Trump’s supporters but could convince Republican donors close to McConnell to give to Trump — and his words could matter to some of Trump’s critics in the party.”
