Cornyn for Senate Leader? Maybe…
According to multiple reports, Texas Senator John Cornyn has announced a bid to replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP Leader; McConnell announced he would step down in November.
“I am asking my Republican colleagues to give me the opportunity to succeed Leader McConnell,” Cornyn said in a statement. “I have learned a lot during my time both in and out of Senate leadership.”
“During my two terms as NRSC Chair, we shrunk Democrats’ majority by five seats and laid the foundation to retake the majority in 2014,” Cornyn said. “Then as the Republican Whip, I helped President Trump advance his agenda through the Senate, including passing historic tax reform and remaking our judiciary – including two Supreme Court Justices.”
Read Cornyn’s statement below:
NEWS: Sen Cornyn is the first Republican to officially announce he’s running to replace McConnell as leader:
“I am asking my Republican colleagues to give me the opportunity to succeed Leader McConnell.” pic.twitter.com/iV9iHhjzkI— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) February 29, 2024
From The Daily Wire:
First elected to the Senate in 2002, Cornyn is in his fourth term. Over the years, he has served as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and then as Republican whip, the No. 2 ranking position within the Senate GOP.
Cornyn is also a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, voting in line with Trump’s position 92.2% of the time while Trump was in office and has endorsed him again in this year’s election.
More over at The Daily Wire:
John Cornyn Announces Bid To Replace McConnell As Senate GOP Leader https://t.co/OglDhxU9fp pic.twitter.com/4XnuNko7G6
— Daily Wire News (@DailyWireNews) February 29, 2024