Now that the results are in and Republicans suffered historic losses this election cycle while failing to flip the Senate, Trump is trying to blame Mitch McConnell for the party’s lackluster performance.
“He isn’t making explicit asks, but he wants to see more Republicans holding Mitch accountable,” a person close to Trump told CNN.
According to CNN sources, in phone calls with allies, Trump has bashed McConnell, claiming he wasted money in races where Republicans faced an uphill battle while ignoring candidates who had a better chance at winning. Trump aides have mentioned Alaska’s Senate race, where the McConnell-aligned super PAC, Senate Leadership Fund, spent $5 million attacking Trump-endorsed Republican candidate Kelly Tshibaka, who was challenging incumbent GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Trump has also attacked McConnell for cutting support to GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters, a Trump pick who lost to incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly in Arizona. Steven Law, a former McConnell aide who runs the Senate Leadership Fund, alluded that the blame should go squarely at Trump’s feet. The president
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