Trump Trying To Oust McConnell From Leadership Role, Looking for Challenger: Report
Former President Donald Trump is searching for Republicans who are willing to challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) when his term is up in 2023, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal…

Former President Donald Trump is searching for Republicans who are willing to challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) when his term is up in 2023, according to a new report.
The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Trump has “spoken recently with senators and allies about trying to depose Mr. McConnell and whether any Republicans are interested in mounting a challenge, according to people familiar with the conversations.”
It continued, “There is little appetite among Senate Republicans for such a plan, lawmakers and aides said, but the discussions risk driving a wedge deeper between the most influential figure in the Republican Party and its highest-ranking member in elected office.”
The former president recently lashed out at McConnell, calling him a “weak” leader after the Senate moved ahead with a bipartisan infrastructure package, as IJR previously reported.


