Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky at a press conference on Capitol Hill on February 6, 2024.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky at a press conference on Capitol Hill on February 6, 2024.
  • Mitch McConnell just announced he's stepping down, and some Republicans are already cheering.
  • That's despite the longtime GOP leader's record of securing wins for conservatives.
  • "Better days are ahead for the Republican Party," said Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.

Mitch McConnell may be a longtime Democratic boogeyman, but it's mostly fellow Republicans trashing the Senate Minority Leader after he announced that he would step down from his leadership post.