McConnell says fighting Trump's influence over GOP foreign policy is 'the most important thing' he's doing now

Mon, 08/14/2023 - 14:05

Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump meet in the Oval Office — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in July 2020.
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Mitch McConnell said fighting for the future of the GOP is the most important thing he's doing now.
McConnell told Politico that he does not want to "redefine" what it means to be a Republican.
Trump and the Senate's top Republicans are at primarily odds over US aid to Ukraine.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is refusing to concede in his fight over the Republican Party's direction, pushing for a Reagan-esque foreign policy and against President Donald Trump's more isolationist approach.