by Adam Pack
Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced that he would not look for re -election on Thursday.
The 83 -year -old McConnell conducted a republican conference of the Senate for almost two decades until he gave way to his managerial position at the end of the last Congress. There has been common speculation that the former republican leader would retire after his decision oppose several Loud elections of President Donald Trump’s offices and spokesman Against the president’s first views in America.
“Seven times my colleagues from Kentucki sent me to the Senate,” said McConnell on the Senate floor on Thursday. “Every day between them I was humiliated by the trust that they put in me to do their business here. Representing our community was the honor of life. I will not look for this honor eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last. “
“Thanks to the determination of Ronald Reagan, working on strengthening the American hard force continued when I came to the Senate,” McConnell continued. “But since then we have allowed this power to disappear. And today the dangerous world is in danger of working on reconstruction. So, for each of our colleagues to doubt my intentions until the end of my term: I have unfinished matters. “
McConnell will continue to be the chairman of the Senate Defense subcommittee until his retirement, giving the former leader of GOP Okon to support his hawk views of foreign policy.
The leader of the majority of Senate, John Thune, the successor of McConnell as the leader of the Republican Conference, praised four decades of public service in Kentucky Republican.
“The heritage of Senator McConnell is an extraordinary service for the Senate, the Kentucky community and our nation,” said Thune in a statement on Thursday. “For decades of tireless work, his mastering of the Senate procedure, commitment to the institution and dedication to the legal government shaped the American management course for the upcoming generations.”
“His leadership strengthened the role of the Senate as a considering body and provided historical achievements, from the promotion of the judiciary to the support of Kentucky’s interests,” added Thune. “The contribution of Senator McConnell will remain a permanent reflection of his permanent vision, determination and service in the country he loves.”
Republican southern Karolina Senator Tim Scott, leader of the GOP Senate, campaign arm, he said Replacement of McConnell would be “the basic, first conservative in America” ​​in a statement on Thursday.
Many Republicans from Kentucky are to jump into the race to replace McConnell in 2026. Former Prosecutor General Daniel Cameron announced His election offer after the announcement of McConnell. Republican rep. Kentucky Andy Barr he said He thought about running to an open place.
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Adam Pack is a reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “Mitch McConnell” by Cspan.
