McConnell Threatens to Oppose Some Trump-Backed Senate Candidates

McConnell Threatens to Oppose Some Trump-Backed Senate Candidates
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) heads to the floor of the Senate in Washington, on Jan. 26, 2021. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he will oppose Senate candidates backed by former President Donald Trump if he believes they are not credible.

“My goal is, in every way possible, to have nominees representing the Republican Party who can win in November,” McConnell told Politico. “Some of them may be people the former president likes. Some of them may not be. The only thing I care about is electability.
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