McConnell, who was the last top GOP leader in Congress to fall in line with Trump, declared his support in a short statement after Super Tuesday wins pushed the GOP front-runner closer to the party nomination.
“It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of the United States,” McConnell said in the statement.
McConnell said, “It should come as no surprise that as nominee, he will have my support.”
Trump now counts the GOP leaders in Congress, including Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Republicans vying to replace McConnell as leader, as backing his bid for the White House. Another Republican in leadership, Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, announced her support for Trump on Wednesday after the last major GOP challenger Nikki Haley suspended her campaign.
McConnell, of Kentucky, said he and Trump “worked together to accomplish great things for the American people.”
He noted in particular policies that “supercharged our economy and a generational change of our federal judiciary — most importantly, the Supreme Court.”
