Mitch McConnell deflects when asked about anonymous New York Times op-ed

Published September 6, 2018 1:51am ET



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., declined to say Wednesday whether he was concerned by a New York Times opinion piece by an anonymous senior Trump administration official describing how White House aides are trying to undermine the president.

“Look, my job is to try to achieve as much for the American people as I can. You know, these Republican governments don’t come along very often,” McConnell said during an interview with Fox News, referring to how the GOP seized the White House, the Senate, and the House after the 2016 elections.

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