{"id":16556,"date":"2024-03-07T00:46:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T00:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/07\/mcconnell-endorses-trump-for-president-after-super-tuesday-results-he-will-have-my-support\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T00:46:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T00:46:19","slug":"mcconnell-endorses-trump-for-president-after-super-tuesday-results-he-will-have-my-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/07\/mcconnell-endorses-trump-for-president-after-super-tuesday-results-he-will-have-my-support\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell endorses Trump for president after Super Tuesday results: \u2018He will have my support\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"paywall has-gated-overlay gated-article-body\">\n<p class=\"speakable\">Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed former President Trump\u2019s re-election campaign on Wednesday after Trump collected nearly 1,000 delegates from a thunderous performance on Super Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">\u2018It 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,\u2019 McConnell said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u2018During 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 \u2014 most importantly, the Supreme Court.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I 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,\u2019 McConnell added.<\/p>\n<p>The endorsement comes after Trump\u2019s only primary opponent, Nikki Haley, suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell, who turned 82 last month, was the most senior member of Congress that had yet to endorse Trump.<\/p>\n<p>His endorsement comes after he vehemently criticized Trump and called him \u2018morally responsible\u2019 for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell blamed Trump for inciting the riot and said he was responsible 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<p>McConnell\u2019s endorsement comes as he announced last week that he would step down as Republican leader to pursue \u2018life\u2019s next chapter.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\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<p>\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<p>He will serve the remainder of his term, which formally ends in January 2027.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed former President Trump\u2019s re-election campaign on Wednesday after Trump collected nearly 1,000 delegates from a thunderous performance on Super Tuesday. \u2018It 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. 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