McConnell says Reagan would not recognize Trump’s GOP

Published October 24, 2024 1:42pm ET



Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) harshly assessed the current state of the Republican Party and former President Donald Trump, according to a new biography. 

Intertwined with personality attacks and scathing statements, McConnell said Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement was “completely wrong.” Since Trump’s rise in politics nearly 10 years ago, McConnell, the longtime Republican leader, has grown more and more critical of the former president.

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