Trump said he’d be in White House instead of Mar-a-Lago if it weren’t for McConnell: book
by Lexi Lonas - 04/28/22 8:39 AM ET
Former President Trump told New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns that he would still be in the White House if Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had bought into his false election claims.
”Had Mitch stuck with many members of the party who knew the election was rigged, I think we wouldn’t be at Mar-a-Lago,” Trump said in an interview at his resort in Florida, an excerpt of the reporters’ “This Will Not Pass” book that was obtained by Punchbowl News states.
“We would be at the White House having this conversation,” he added.
Trump and McConnell’s relationship nose-dived after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot amid Trump’s stolen election claims.
Trump is “practically and morally responsible for provoking the events” of Jan. 6, McConnell said after the former president’s second impeachment trial.
McConnell recently said in an interview, however, that he would support Trump if he became the GOP presidential nominee in 2024.
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