Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is reportedly getting closer to making an official endorsement in the 2024 race.
Two sources familiar with the situation told The Hill that Chris LaCivita, Trump's campaign manager, and Josh Holmes, McConnell's longtime top political hand have held discussions in recent weeks about possibly thawing the freeze in their relationship and paving the way for McConnell to back Trump.
“We've reached the part of the primary where the party is coming together,” one source familiar with the discussions said.
“The absolute worst thing that can happen to this country is electing Joe Biden for four more years, and you can expect to coalesce around that point over the next nine months,” the source continued.
Trump said earlier this month that he had “heard” McConnell wanted to back him.
“I think Mitch McConnell wants to endorse me. That's what I hear,” he said in an interview. “I have more than half of the Republicans … have already endorsed me, and the rest are coming in.”
“I don't know if he's going to endorse me, I just heard he wants to endorse me,” he said. “Everybody's getting in line, they're all getting on board.”
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