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- Mitch McConnell is stepping down, and Republican senators have months to decide who succeeds him.
- The end of his reign marks a shift in the GOP, but Trump won't get to fully decide the next leader.
- Trump forcefully backed Jim Jordan's House speaker bid in October. It crashed and burned anyway.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's reign will end later this year, and there's already plenty of speculation about the role that former President Donald Trump will play in choosing the next Senate GOP leader.