Post by Logan on Jun 27, 2016 20:04:33 GMT -6
Senate GOP leader McConnell refuses to say if Trump is qualified to be president
WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, refused to say Sunday whether he thinks his party's presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, is qualified to be president of the United States.
"Look, I'll leave that to the American people to decide. You know, he won the Republican nomination fair and square," McConnell said on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" in response to a question about whether the Kentucky senator felt Trump was qualified to be president.
"He got more votes than anybody else against a whole lot of well-qualified candidates. And so our primary voters have made their decision as to who they want to be the nominee. The American people will be able to make that decision in the fall."
McConnell's evasiveness highlighted the heartburn Trump and his controversial campaign style and statements have caused Republican leaders and conservative intellectuals as they look ahead to a difficult general election campaign against Hillary Clinton. McConnell and other party leaders are in a tough spot, especially in the wake of Trump's provocative statements dealing with Mexicans and Muslims.
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WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, refused to say Sunday whether he thinks his party's presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, is qualified to be president of the United States.
"Look, I'll leave that to the American people to decide. You know, he won the Republican nomination fair and square," McConnell said on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" in response to a question about whether the Kentucky senator felt Trump was qualified to be president.
"He got more votes than anybody else against a whole lot of well-qualified candidates. And so our primary voters have made their decision as to who they want to be the nominee. The American people will be able to make that decision in the fall."
McConnell's evasiveness highlighted the heartburn Trump and his controversial campaign style and statements have caused Republican leaders and conservative intellectuals as they look ahead to a difficult general election campaign against Hillary Clinton. McConnell and other party leaders are in a tough spot, especially in the wake of Trump's provocative statements dealing with Mexicans and Muslims.
Read more here: www.kentucky.com/article86124982.html