Mitch McConnell aides say health didn't lead to him stepping down

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : 'As I have been thinking about when I would deliver some news to the Senate, I always imagined a moment when I had total clarity and peace about the sunset of my work.'
34% : The Kentucky Republican was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and was chosen as head of the conference in 2007, but has faced hostility from conservatives who have pledged their allegiance to TrumpMcConnell suddenly stopped talking and fellow senators had to assist him walking away from the podium during his press conference at the Capitol on July 26, 2023A time line of the physical and mental falters of Sen. McConnell in 2023McConnell leaves a Republican luncheon on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 after announcing he will step down as the GOP leader in the upper chamber.
33% : This led to constant calls over the last several months - especially from backers of Donald Trump - for the Senate Minority Leader to step aside and let a younger person take over.
26% : Trump for years has lobbed vicious attacks at McConnell, who he's described as 'old crow' and even a 'piece of s**t.'McConnell noted that when he arrived in the Senate, 'I was just happy if anybody remembered my name.'
25% : Elaine Chao, who has been at his side for 31 yearsPictured: Senator-elect Mitch McConnell in Washington, D.C. on November 26, 1984Mitch McConnell and his wife Elaine Chao, wave to supporters after he was re-elected to the Senate in 2004Trump and McConnell have had a strained relationship since December 2020, when the Senator refused to say the election was stolen.
24% : A nod from the GOP leader could have opened up a whole new class of donors backing Trump, who has already been forced to spend $50 million on legal bills.

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