McConnell Willing to Defy Trump on Senate Races After Midterm Flops
- Leader blames 2022 losses on weak candidates picked by Trump
- Main focuses are West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Montana
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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he won’t simply back candidates aligned with Donald Trump after several of them flopped and cost Republicans the majority in 2022.
The Kentucky Republican’s decision to actively recruit candidates independent of Trump further cements his break with the former president, who is vying for the 2024 GOP nomination.