McConnell Opposes Term Limits Proposal for Senate GOP Leader Position

Published on March 7, 2024

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) dismissed the idea of putting term limits on a Senate Republican leader, saying “it’s totally inappropriate.” “Well, we have term limits now. They’re called elections,” Mr. McConnell told reporters when asked on March 6 whether he supports term limits for the Senate GOP leader position. The senator made the comment as he announced his endorsement of former President Donald Trump for the 2024 White House race after the former president’s sweeping victory in the primaries on Super Tuesday. “I had a contest myself during my last election as leader,” Mr. McConnell said, referring to the challenge he faced from Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) for the GOP Senate leadership in November 2022 following the GOP’s failure to secure a majority for the party in the upper chamber during the midterm elections. Mr. McConnell later defeated the former Florida governor on a 37–10 vote....

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