Mitch McConnell says Trump
could play ‘constructive’
role for Republicans
Posted By: GustoGrabber, 2/16/2021 7:00:50 AM
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that former President Donald Trump could play a “constructive” role for Republicans after his acquittal for allegedly inciting the Capitol riot. “I don’t rule out the prospect that [Trump] may well be supporting good candidates,” McConnell (R-Ky.) told the Wall Street Journal when asked what role he saw for Trump in GOP politics. “I’m not assuming that, to the extent the former president wants to continue to be involved, he won’t be a constructive part of the process.”
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