Mitch McConnell Shakes Hands With Trump, Putting Their Feud Behind Them
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Republicans are putting the Jan. 6 insurrection and Trump's unprecedented attempt to overturn an election he lost in the rearview mirror.
WASHINGTON ― Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appeared to bury the hatchet with former President Donald Trump on Thursday, giving him a warm reception as he spoke on Capitol Hill with Senate Republicans about the GOP agenda and the 2024 election.
The two men even shook hands, a remarkable turn of events given their icy relationship after Trump sought to overturn his 2020 election loss, culminating in a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
“We had a really positive meeting,” McConnell told reporters afterward. “He and I got a chance to talk, we shook hands a few times. He got a lot of standing ovations, it was an entirely positive meeting ... I can’t think of anything to tell you out of it that was negative.”
The meeting, which was held at the National Republican Senatorial Committee near the Capitol, is the first time McConnell has spoken with Trump since December 2020, prior to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
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