GOP Senator Calls Mitch McConnell a ‘Very Capable Leader’

Republican Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) expressed his support of Senate Minority Leader 👤Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) amid his ongoing 🏥Health issues.

On Sunday, Rounds spoke to CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” about McConnell’s condition and revealed he was told by the GOP leader he had previously suffered a concussion and was warned he’d be “lightheaded in the future.” McConnell attributed to his frozen state at two separate public appearances.

When asked whether he was comfortable with McConnell “staying on as leader,” Rounds responded, “Oh yes. No question.”

He continued:

“There’s a lot of folks out there who would like to see him go, but that’s because he’s a very capable leader. He’s one of these kind of guys that if you can take him out of the leadership role in advance, you might end up in a better position if you were a competitor of his. On the Republican side, we all understand that he’s good, he’s good for our party.”

Rounds also assured McConnell was “the right guy” in “the right spot.”

This came after Republican presidential