Trump-McConnell 2020? Senate leader glues self to president
August 9, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not quite "Trump-McConnell 2020," but it might as well be.
As he runs for reelection, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is positioning himself as the president's wingman, his trusted right hand in Congress, transformed from a behind-the-scenes player into a prominent if sometimes reviled Republican like none other besides Donald Trump himself.
"In Washington, President Trump and I are making America great again!" he declared at a rally in Kentucky, his voice rising over protesters.
Other than Democrat Nancy Pelosi — and more recently Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
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