Ο επικεφαλής της μειοψηφίας της Γερουσίας Mitch McConnell δήλωσε την Πέμπτη ότι θα στηρίξει τον Ντόναλντ Τραμπ το 2024 εάν εξελιχθεί σε Ρεπουμπλικανικό προεδρικό υποψήφιο, λιγότερο από δύο εβδομάδες μετά την καταδίκη του πρώην προέδρου για την εξέγερση του Καπιτωλίου.
«Υπάρχουν πολλά να γίνουν από τώρα έως το 24», είπε ο McConnell. «Έχω τουλάχιστον τέσσερα μέλη που πιστεύω ότι σχεδιάζουν να θέσουν υποψηφιότητα για την Προεδρία, καθώς και ορισμένους κυβερνήτες και άλλους. Δεν υπάρχει κατεστημένος. Θα πρέπει να είναι ένας ανοιχτός αγώνας και διασκέδαση για όλους σας. ” / Politico
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he would support Donald Trump in 2024 if he became the Republican presidential nominee, less than two weeks after condemning the former president for the Capitol insurrection.
“The nominee of the party? Absolutely,” McConnell told Fox News’ Bret Baier on Thursday when asked whether he would back Trump if he got the nomination.
The remark comes amid a dramatic, public row between the former president and McConnell in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots — an event for which McConnell blamed Trump in scathing statements on the Senate floor. Trump in turn blasted McConnell last week as an “unsmiling political hack” who is weakening the Republican Party.
During his interview with Baier, McConnell stopped short of offering his immediate support for Trump in what is likely to be a crowded Republican 2024 field. McConnell stressed that numerous other Republicans had also hinted their intentions of a 2024 presidential run.
“There’s a lot to happen between now and ’24,” McConnell said. “I’ve got at least four members that I think are planning on running for president, plus some governors and others. There’s no incumbent. It should be a wide-open race and fun for you all to cover.” Link in bio for more.