Sen. Mitch McConnell referred to Donald Trump as “the candidate,” a monumental confession by a Trump opponent who has largely refused to even utter Trump's name for more than three years.
McConnell made comments to his Senate Republican colleagues during a meeting on Wednesday that lamented the changing dynamics of efforts to combine border packages with foreign aid. according to to punch bowl news.
The report states:
McConnell called Trump a “candidate” and noted that the former president wants to revolve his 2024 campaign around immigration. And Republican leaders said, “We don't want to do anything that undermines him.”
McConnell added: “We are in a bind.”
McConnell's comments come despite CNN reporting that 70% of Haley's support came from unregistered Republicans.Trump won Nikki Haley by double digits in the New Hampshire primary. The announcement was made the day after they defeated him by a difference of .
New Hampshire's lax laws that allow for cross-party crossings will not exist in future states.
news from me @bresreports in @punchbowlNews afternoon:
McConnell told a closed session of Senate Republicans on Wednesday that the politics of the border have turned upside down and called into question the border ties with Ukraine.
“When we started this, borders united us and Ukraine divided us.”
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 24, 2024
More than half of Senate Republicans have backed the former president's campaign, amid calls for unity ahead of his almost certain nomination.
Bradley Jay is Breitbart News' Capitol Hill correspondent. Follow him on X/Twitter. @BradleyAJay.
