McConnell to Step Down as Senate GOP Leader

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This move comes as Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 82, is the only member of GOP congressional leadership to not endorse former President Donald Trump.

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will step down as Senate GOP leader in November, ending a record 17-year tenure at the helm.

Mr. McConnell has been Senate GOP leader since 2007. He was majority leader of the Senate between 2015 and 2017 and minority leader between 2007 and 2015 and again in 2021.

Mr. McConnell reiterated that he is not leaving the Senate, though he said he will be in โ€œa different seat in the chamberโ€ as opposed to the seat in the front row where he currently sits.

โ€œAs I have been thinking about when I would deliver some news to the Senate, I always imagined a moment when I had total clarity and peace about the sunset of my work,โ€ said Mr. McConnell on the Senate floor moments after the news broke. โ€œA moment when I am certain I have helped preserve the ideals I so strongly believe. It arrived today.โ€

Mr. McConnell said that the death of his sister-in-law, Angela, a few weeks ago caused him to reevaluate himself.

โ€œPerhaps it is Godโ€™s way of reminding you of your own lifeโ€™s journey to prioritize the impact of the world that we will all inevitably leave behind,โ€ he said.

In his speech, Mr. McConnell humbly reflected on the past albeit briefly as he said that today was not the day to reminisce on his career.

โ€œThe truth is, when I got here I was just happy if anybody remembered my name,โ€ he said. โ€œPresident Reagan called me Mitch O’Donald.โ€

This move comes as Mr. McConnell, 82, is the only member of GOP congressional leadership to not endorse former President Donald Trump, the GOP front-runner. Mr. McConnell has had a tense relationship with President Trump.

Under Mr. McConnell, the GOP was able to put its conservative imprint on the federal judiciary, including the U.S. Supreme Court, which led to momentous decisions such as the overturning of Roe. v. Wade and deeming affirmative action unconstitutional. Mr. McConnell refused to have a hearing for Merrick Garland to succeed conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016. Conservative Justice Neal Gorsuch ended up filling the seat. Other accomplishments have included tax reform.

Byย Jackson Richman

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