Tuesday, 26 November 2024

The Next GOP Leader? Pro-Trump Contender Emerges in Race to Succeed Mitch McConnell

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With Mitch McConnell stepping down, the race to take his place as Senate GOP leader — which will be the Majority leader come January — is heating up.

Many names have come to the surface as potential successors to McConnell, and many are cut from the same cloth as old Mitch.

There’s Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, for instance, who teamed up with Democrats to back strict gun control bills and foreign aid packages to Ukraine, implied that there was some merit to the infamous “Russian collusion” hoax against President Trump, and supported impeaching Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Other potential successors include Sen. John Thune of South Dakota or Joni Ernst of Iowa.

But, the challenger who seems most determined to win, and the one I’m sure many of you would like to see the most as Senate GOP leader is Sen. Rick Scott of Florida.

Rick Scott is as pro-Trump as it gets, and he just confirmed that he’s running for Senate GOP leader.

From NBC News:

Because of their years in leadership and relationships across the GOP Conference, Thune and Cornyn have been seen as the most likely successors to McConnell. But the pair have broken with Trump on several occasions and have spent the year trying to make amends with the past and now future president.

With Trump returning to power, Scott and his conservative allies are making the case that he should be the one to run the Senate despite winning just 10 votes when he challenged McConnell for the top job two years ago.

The Trump loyalist personally asked Trump for his endorsement in May when he notified the former president that he was launching a bid for Republican leader, a source familiar with the conservation told NBC News.

“He supported me when I ran against McConnell two years ago; I’m hoping he’ll support me this time,” Scott said on Fox Business Wednesday, adding that he and Trump have been texting back and forth. “I’m doing everything I can to make sure his agenda gets accomplished.”

Scott believes that his fellow Senators will have no problem choosing him to lead the Senate, as a business guy who is close to President Trump,  because they want change.

Speaking to Fox News, Rick Scott revealed:

“I’m gonna run, Larry. I’m gonna win. And here’s why. I’ve been talking to my Republican colleagues. Guess what? They want change. They know that Trump has a mandate. They want to be part of that mandate. They want to be treated as equals. They want to be part of a team. They want to have a working relationship with the House. They know I’ve got a great working relationship with Trump, with Speaker Mike Johnson.

They know I’m a business guy. Business guys get things done. We create a plan. We work our mission. We measure things. We create teams. That’s exactly what we want in the Senate and that’s why I’ll be the next majority leader and we’re going to get Trump’s agenda accomplished.”

Watch here:

Rick Scott also posted this to X on Friday:

Others on social media agree that Tim Scott would be the best choice:

Scott Presler is right here:

This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport.

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