Former President Donald Trump has hit a wall in his efforts to oust Mitch McConnell as GOP leader
“How this guy can stay as Leader is beyond comprehension—this is coming not only from me, but from virtually everyone in the Republican Party,” Trump wrote Thursday. “He is a disaster and should be replaced as ‘Leader’ ASAP!”
To date, just two prominent GOP Senate candidates have called for McConnell’s ouster — Kelly Tshibaka, an Alaska Republican who is challenging incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski, and Eric Greitens, the former governor of Missouri who is running for a seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Roy Blunt. Aside from Tshibaka, Trump-endorsed Senate candidates elsewhere have declined to take the bait on the McConnell issue, suggesting Trump’s now yearlong crusade against the Senate Republican leader has failed to emerge as an effective litmus test in Senate primaries.
“Gov. McCrory had a great discussion with Sen. McConnell before deciding to run for the Senate, and he will absolutely support him for leader,” said Jordan Shaw, an adviser on McCrory’s campaign. McConnell's strength in the GOP was on display at a party lunch on Thursday when he was praised by roughly half the caucus for his leadership, according to a senior Republican aide briefed on the gathering. Conservative Sens. Mike Lee and Ron Johnson touted McConnell's decision to hold open a Supreme Court seat in 2016, while moderates Murkowski and Sen. Susan Collins also delivered warm words for McConnell.
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