Mitch McConnell is the main reason Trump is back
by Eric Garcia
Jan 24, 2024
3 minutes
Shortly after Donald Trump won in New Hampshire, Senator John Cornyn announced his support for him. Why does that matter? Because Cornyn is far from a Trumpist. In fact, the square-jawed Republican from Texas negotiated a gun bill alongside Democratic Senator Chris Murphy and then-Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema that Trump vehemently opposed. Cornyn’s support today shows that all Republicans — from the furthest right to the most moderate — are now falling into line behind the former president.
In fact, Trump continues to have Republican leaders get behind him save; while they failed to repeal Obamacare, they collaborated to pass massive tax cuts.
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