Mitch McConnell A Target As Donald Trump Turns Conservatives Against Him – By Nathan Francis (Inquisitr) / Feb 28 2021
Mitch McConnell came under some friendly fire this weekend, with Donald Trump leading a conservative crowd to boo the Senate minority leader at an influential conference.
Trump spoke at this weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference, his first public appearance and statements since leaving the White House last month. During his speech, Trump hinted at more to come in his political future but also looked back at some recent political past, taking aim at McConnell and leading the crowd to turn against the Kentucky Republican.
Trump Takes Credit For McConnell’s Win
In his speech, Trump claimed credit for McConnell’s victory in November, saying it was his endorsement that put McConnell over the top.
“My endorsement of Mitch McConnell at his request, he asked for my endorsement, brought him from one point down to 20 points up and he won his race in the great state and the great commonwealth of Kentucky. He won it very easily,” Trump said, via Newsweek.
With Trump’s statement, many in the crowd began to boo McConnell, one of the leading conservative politicians.
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