How Rick Scott Is Trying to Bridge the Trump-McConnell Divide
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When Rick Scott spoke by phone with former President Donald Trump last week, the Florida senator told Mr. Trump he needed his help to ensure Republicans win back the Senate majority in 2022.
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Sen. Rick Scott woos CPAC to bridge divide between Trump, Mitch McConnell
Sen. Rick Scott walked on stage Friday here at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference with a foot in two worlds — straddling the divide between the Republican Party establishment and the base wed to former President Donald Trump.
Sen. Rick Scott applauds President Trump for putting America First
Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) applauded President Trump for continuing to stand up for conservative beliefs and values. At CPAC Friday, the Republican senator explained how the 45th President took an unprecedented step by saying no to the establishment in Washington.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), who heads the Senate Republicans’ campaign committee, told the Wall Street Journal that he did not ask Donald Trump to refrain from endorsing primary challengers to GOP incumbents the former president regards as disloyal.Said Scott: “Many are saying it is my job to mediate between warring factions on the right and mediate the war of words between party leaders… Well, I have news for them—I’m not going to mediate anything,”
How Rick Scott Is Trying to Bridge the Trump-McConnell Divide
The Florida senator has the task of straddling the gulf between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and the former president as their party tries to present a united front to recapture the Senate in 2022.