Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top congressional ally of former President Donald Trump, appears to be sending a warning to Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell that the longtime lawmaker from Kentucky needs to repair his relationship with the former president.
“If you want to be a Republican leader in the House or the Senate
McConnell angered many in the Senate GOP conference with his handling of the two debt ceiling faceoffs with the Democrats last year. And Senate GOP insiders say McConnell’s actions “agitated” a bunch of Republican senators, including some establishment members.
“The Republican conference is moving farther and farther away from the old McConnell Republican establishment,” a veteran Republican strategist with ties to the Senate told Fox News.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in New Hampshire.
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