With friends like these: Five former foes Trump flipped on his road back to the White House
By Annabella Rosciglione
March 15, 2024 4:55 pmAs former President Donald Trump is set to become the Republican presidential nominee for the third straight cycle, former foes are taking back comments and putting aside old rifts to support him this November.
Here are five Republicans putting aside old differences in order to back Trump in the general election.
Mitch McConnellOn Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. McConnell (R-KY) stood against his close ally, at the time saying Trump lied to his supporters.
“The mob was fed lies,” McConnell said. “They were provoked by the president and other powerful people.”
In response, Trump said the Senate Republican leader had a “death wish” after compromising with Democrats. He also made racist remarks about McConnell’s wife, Elaine Chao, who served as Trump’s Secretary of Transportation.
“Does Coco Chow have anything to do with Joe Biden’s Classified Documents being sent and stored in Chinatown?” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Her husband, the Old Broken Crow, is VERY close to Biden, the Democrats, and, of course, China.”
Still, McConnell endorsed the former president.
“It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of the United States,” McConnell said in a statement.
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