McConnell to Trump on Latinos: ‘Change direction’

Published June 5, 2016 3:43pm ET



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Sunday that although presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is “what the county needs,” the former reality TV star needs to stop offending Latinos.

“I am concerned about the Hispanic vote,” McConnell said on “Meet the Press.” “The country is changing; it would be a big mistake to write off the Latino vote,” he said. Voters of Latin American descent are “an important part of the country,” he continued.

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