Mitch McConnell is endorsing Trump in the 2024 presidential race

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday.

The relationship between McConnell and Trump has been casting for years; The two have reportedly not spoken since December 2020, with the Senate leader blaming the former president for inciting the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol in 2021. McConnell's announcement of support for Trump comes just hours after 2024 Republican presidential nominee Nikki Haley left office. race wednesday, seconds in the Washington Post.

“It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the necessary support from Republican voters to be our nominee for president of the United States,” McConnell said in a statement to the Post on Wednesday. “It should come as no surprise that, as the nominee, he has my support.”

“During his presidency, we worked together to achieve great things for the American people, including tax reform that overburdened our economy and a generational change in our federal judiciary, most importantly, the Supreme Court,” he said. McConnell told the Post. “I look forward to the opportunity to move from playing defense against the terrible policies the Biden administration has pursued to a sustained offensive aimed at making a real difference in improving the lives of the American people.”

McConnell and Trump did not speak directly about the endorsement before it was issued, instead communicating through their advisers, a source familiar with the matter said. he said CNN. A Trump adviser said McConnell's endorsement was welcome news, according to the Post.

McConnell announced at the end of February he would leave his leadership position in November but serve out the remainder of his Senate term, “albeit from a different seat in the chamber,” he said at the time, which will end in January 2027.

“One of the most underrated talents in life is knowing when it's time to move on to the next chapter in life,” McConnell said Wednesday during remarks in November. “So today I stand before you … to say that this will be my last term as Senate Republican leader.”

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