45th President Donald Trump has his sights set on making sure that Mitch McConnell is not senate majority leader if the GOP retakes the senate in 2022.
He is now courting Rick Scott to be his replacement.
In a recent private meeting at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump made a personal pitch to Senate Republican campaign chief Rick Scott. “You should run for Senate majority leader,†he told the National Republican Senatorial Committee, according to a person familiar with the exchange.
It wasn’t the first time, either: Trump has repeatedly told Scott he’d be great at the job and should challenge Mitch McConnell, multiple people with knowledge of the interactions told POLITICO. The Florida Republican didn’t tell Trump “no†that day — though he’s told reporters that he supports McConnell for leader. Instead, Scott quickly pivoted to the reason for his meeting.
“We have to focus on winning†the Senate, Scott told Trump. “My only focus is on winning.â€
The Florida governor-turned-senator is navigating some treacherous terrain — and not just the Senate midterms landscape. He’s trying to balance working with the GOP’s two most powerful figures in McConnell and Trump, who also happen to despise each other.
Mitch McConnell losing GOP senate leadership would be a devasting blow to RINOs in the GOP.
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