WASHINGTON, Feb 17 Donald Trump urged Republican senators yesterday to dump Mitch McConnell as their leader in the Senate following his withering criticism of the former US president after his impeachment trial. “The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political.
Former President Donald Trump has issued a blistering statement denouncing the top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, as a “political hack” who will make sure the party “will not win again."
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Former US president Donald Trump lashed out at Republican senate leader Mitch McConnell in a lengthy statement released on Tuesday night.
Mr Trump also vowed to provide support in electoral races for challengers to lawmakers who have crossed him, signalling his intention to further the rifts in an already divided Republican Party. The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political leaders like Sen Mitch McConnell at its helm, Mr Trump said in the statement.
“Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again,” Mr Trump wrote.
Former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Republican senators to dump Mitch McConnell as their leader in the US Senate following his criticism of Trump after his second impeachment trial.
“The Republican party can never again be respected or strong with political ‘leaders’ like Senator Mitch McConnell at its helm,” Trump said in a statement.
“Mitch is a dour, sullen and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again,” Trump said.
The attack came after McConnell on Saturday said that even though he had voted to acquit Trump at the trial, the