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McConnell Rejects Term Limits for GOP Senate Leaders, Endorses Trump for 2024

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell calls the idea of term limits for GOP leaders 'totally inappropriate,' while also announcing his support for Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP primary.

Overview

  • Mitch McConnell, serving as GOP Senate leader since 2007, opposes term limits for leadership roles, emphasizing elections as the current form of term limits.
  • Sen. John Cornyn, running to succeed McConnell, advocates for six-year term limits to allow more members to serve in leadership positions.
  • McConnell announces his departure from the leadership role in November, sparking a race for his succession among GOP senators.
  • McConnell publicly backs Trump for the 2024 GOP primary, following Nikki Haley's suspension of her presidential campaign.
  • The debate over term limits and leadership succession unfolds as the GOP prepares for the 2024 elections, with several senators vying for leadership roles.