In the US Senate, Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has defended his post against a challenger from former President Donald Trump’s camp. He defeated Florida Senator Rick Scott in a secret ballot on Wednesday. He got 37 votes, ten senators voted for Scott, as McConnell told reporters.
US President Joe Biden’s Democrats retained control of the Senate in last week’s general election. Republicans then began to share the blame. As a result, McConnell faced an opponent for the first time in 15 years as leader of the Republican Senate. Senators close to Trump, such as Josh Hawley, blamed McConnell’s leadership for the lack of success. Trump, who announced Tuesday that he wants to run in the 2024 presidential election, has been attacking McConnell for some time.
McConnell, in turn, explained the poor election result with aggressive Republican rhetoric, which the Trump camp is known for. It performed poorly with moderate Republicans and independent voters even as they were dissatisfied with President Biden’s performance, he said Wednesday. “They looked at us and came to the conclusion: too much chaos, too much negativity.” McConnell gave examples of states where Trump-backed candidates lost — but did not name the ex-president.
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