Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is expected to announce he will not seek reelection Thursday, according to multiple reports.
McConnell, 83, led the Senate Republican Conference for nearly 20 years, before resigning from his leadership post at the end of his final Congress. Following his decision to oppose President Donald Trump's famous cabinet pick and against the president's views of America's first foreign policy, there has been widespread speculation that a former Republican leader would retire . (Related: Senate GOP has not retreated from fund-fearing budget proposals for Trump's border security agenda
“Seven times my fellow Kentucky people sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said. I'm hoping for He says on the Senate floor on Thursday. “Every day in the meantime I am humbled by the trust they have placed on me to do their business here. It was a once-in-a-lifetime honor to represent our Federation. I am. I will not seek this honor for the eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last.”
“Because of Ronald Reagan's determination, when I arrived in the Senate, the work to strengthen America's hard power was on track,” adds McConnell. “Since then, we have allowed it to atrophy, and today the dangerous world is threatening to outweigh the work of rebuilding it. So, one of our colleagues will be the rest of me. Please don't doubt my intentions for the term of office yet.
McConnell continues to chair the Senate Budget and Defense Subcommittee until his retirement, giving former GOP leaders the perch to defend his hawk's views on foreign policy.
Many Kentucky Republicans are expected to jump into the McConnell replacement race in 2026, including Republican Kentucky Senator and former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
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