Mitch McConnell, a prominent Republican figure, has endorsed Donald Trump despite past criticisms and personal attacks. The endorsement comes after years of tension between the two politicians, with McConnell being seen as a symbol of the old guard within the Republican Party. McConnell's move has been viewed as aligning with the 'Trumpification' of the party, especially in the realm of foreign policy.
.@CurtMills on #McConnell: "time and again, McConnell showed himself to be essentially a kind of unreconstructed George H.W. Bush style Republican on foreign policy, and really did sort of stick his neck out there as the years went on.” More: https://t.co/bWxxj5YCoO
.@jaynordlinger on Mitch McConnell and the trajectory of the Republican Party. https://t.co/OUkaeF07VM
Despite years of bitterness between the two leading GOP figures, Mitch McConnell's endorsement of Donald Trump further cements the Trumpification of the Republican Party. Here's a quick look at how their relationship soured post-Jan. 6, 2021. https://t.co/0zLz2WSMQm
To rationalize an endorsement of Donald Trump, McConnell has to flush his bristling condemnation that portrayed Trump as unfit for the presidency, as well as Trump’s demeaning of McConnell’s wife. | @AndrewCMcCarthy https://t.co/HMaVzGnEPy
After McConnell's relations soured with Trump, the senator became a symbol of the Republican old guard in Washington that was working to reverse Trump’s effects on the party — with a focus on one issue in particular: foreign policy. MORE @blaise_malley : https://t.co/z8kZgbRwuu
Overlooking "Disgraceful Dereliction of Duty' and Insults of His Wife, McConnell Endorses Trump -politics is very strange … https://t.co/uXjSgNbIyL
McConnell’s brand of conservatism, particularly on the foreign policy front, has been going out of style. It is reviled by more right-wing members of the party, and old Republican purveyors of it are aging out and retiring, writes @blaise_malley https://t.co/B5AaTOgnab
McConnell, always playing the long game, endorses Trump https://t.co/u9FFRLyRF5 via @reviewjournal
McConnell reconciles Trump endorsement with personal attacks and insults against wife. READ: https://t.co/NscO9fmVEU #MitchMcConnell #Senate #DonaldTrump #Congress #news #viral #explorepage https://t.co/tXSGWdupey
Trump today got a coveted from Mitch McConnell, following years of bitterness between the two leading Republicans https://t.co/Ep7HNFg0iQ
"Time and again, McConnell showed himself to be essentially a kind of unreconstructed George H.W. Bush-style Republican on foreign policy, and really did sort of stick his neck out there as the years went on," @CurtMills told @blaise_malley https://t.co/B5AaTOgnab
Asked McConnell how he reconciles his past comments blaming Trump for Jan. 6 as well as Trump's repeated insults of him and his wife -- with his endorsement of Trump today. His response: https://t.co/8xK67PoP1O
Mitch McConnell endorsing Trump after all that's transpired is the funniest thing. Guy's the quintessential politician