Mitch McConnell was never a classic pol. He managed to defy Democratic presidents anyway.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : On national-security policy, McConnell now finds himself battling the "America First" instincts of Trump and a rising tide of House Republicans.
54% : It has been more than three years since he even spoke with Trump, the face of the GOP who is poised to win the party's third consecutive nomination for the White House.
50% : When Trump burst on the political scene in 2016, McConnell matter-of-factly endorsed him once it became clear that the real-estate mogul and reality-TV star was going to win the GOP nomination.
49% : Donald Trump is seeking a return to the White House at 77.
29% : "My view is that Trump will not change the Republican Party," McConnell said then.
9% : He broke with Trump when the former president refused to accept his loss in the 2020 election and he held Trump responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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