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Sen. Rick Scott on Friday slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for having no plan in 2022 to retake the Senate majority.on Wednesday his bid to replace McConnell as Senate Republican leader. Scott previously ran for the position after the 2022 midterm elections, garnering ten votes in his favor.
He also said that McConnell took away one of his committee assignments, removing him from the Commerce Committee.The Florida senator is also up for reelection in the 2024 cycle and has claimed that McConnell is trying to damage his fundraising ability in the Sunshine State.Scott has tried to tie his rivals, Sens. John Thune and John Cornyn , to McConnell and emphasize former President Donald Trump in the leadership race.
When asked about Trump’s enthusiasm for getting in the Senate GOP leadership race, Scott said, “He said he’s excited that I’m getting in. So I’m going to try to, you know, of course, get him to support my — like I’m going to try to get everybody.”, “He’d be a favorite of the president’s; of course, he likes the other guys, too. I know likes Rick; Rick’s spent a lot of time down in Florida and knows him quite well.
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