{"id":16480,"date":"2024-03-06T00:46:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/mcconnell-in-talks-to-endorse-trump-in-2024-presidential-race-report\/"},"modified":"2024-03-06T00:46:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:46:13","slug":"mcconnell-in-talks-to-endorse-trump-in-2024-presidential-race-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/mcconnell-in-talks-to-endorse-trump-in-2024-presidential-race-report\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell in talks to endorse Trump in 2024 presidential race: report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell could endorse former President Donald Trump in the 2024 race as one of his last major actions before leaving leadership.<\/p>\n

McConnell\u2019s office and Trump\u2019s presidential campaign have been in talks over a possible endorsement, as well as a strategy to unite Republicans just eight months away from the November election, according to The Associated Press, citing a person familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n

McConnell is currently the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to back the former president\u2019s bid to return to the White House.<\/p>\n

Any potential endorsement comes as Trump is competing with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to win the Republican nomination, and as both candidates compete for a whopping 854 delegates at stake on Super Tuesday, March 5.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to both the Trump campaign and McConnell\u2019s Senate office but did not immediately receive a response.<\/p>\n

McConnell, who turned 82 last month, announced on Wednesday that he would step down as Republican leader and would pursue \u2018life\u2019s next chapter.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018One of life\u2019s most underappreciated talents is to know when it\u2019s time to move on to life\u2019s next chapter,\u2019 he said on the Senate floor. \u2018So I stand before you today\u2026 to say that this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018I still have enough gas in the tank to thoroughly disappoint my critics, and I intend to do so with all the enthusiasm which they have become accustomed,\u2019 McConnell added.<\/p>\n

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The decision is likely to set up a leadership election for the GOP conference that could determine the future of the Republican Party in the Senate \u2013 and how it could deal with Trump should he defeat President Biden in their November rematch.<\/p>\n

McConnell\u2019s potential endorsement comes after he vehemently criticized Trump and called him \u2018morally responsible\u2019 for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.<\/p>\n

Following the riot, key Republicans, including McConnell, strongly suggested the party was done with the former president.<\/p>\n

In a scathing speech, McConnell said Trump incited the insurrection at the Capitol and blamed him for the \u2018entire manufactured atmosphere of looming catastrophe\u2019 and \u2018wild myths\u2019 about the election. The Senate leader ultimately did not vote to convict Trump on impeachment charges.<\/p>\n

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Despite their differences, endorsements matter to Trump and the two unifying with their bumpy past could help Republicans unite up-and-down the ballot in a must-win election.<\/p>\n

McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader, will formally leave the Senate when his term ends in January 2027.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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