McConnell, not known for grandstanding, has been forced into a marriage of convenience with the ostentatious president.
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the most prominent GOP converts to Donald Trump’s politics, reportedly told Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell he needs to keep his message positive and pithy when dealing with the president.
“Your biggest problem is that he thinks you only call him with bad news,” the Republican senator explained to the Graham, as he shared his personal methods of Trump-whispering, according to a Senate colleague present for the exchange. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell talks to reporters following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol, on March 5. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
McConnell has also reportedly learned to deal with the president directly, concerned that leaks are inevitable when Trump summons aides and relatives to his side.
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