The Biden administration may have inadvertently signaled this week whom they fear the most of the Republican senators likely to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) should the senator need to step down due to health issues.
The remarks from the administration come after McConnell temporarily froze for about 20 seconds during a press conference on Wednesday and needed to take a brief break after feeling lightheaded. McConnell later returned to the press conference and appeared fine when talking to reporters.
Politico reported that the White House has been worried about McConnell’s health because they view him as “a reliable partner in the effort to fund Ukraine’s resistance against Russia and ensure the government’s lights stay on past Sept. 30.”
The report said that Biden officials are now accelerating talks about what the Senate GOP leadership could look like if McConnell needs to step aside.
Biden’s inner circle reportedly believes that the most likely…
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