McConnell endorses Trump for president despite rocky past

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) endorsed former President Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House on Wednesday, getting behind his political foe as he locks up the Republican presidential nomination. 

McConnell said it was “no surprise” that Trump will once again be the GOP nominee after he trounced former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Super Tuesday. His endorsement came hours after Haley, the last remaining challenger to Trump, dropped out of the presidential race.

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