{"id":1347935,"date":"2022-02-27T23:07:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T04:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1347935"},"modified":"2022-02-27T23:08:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T04:08:10","slug":"missouri-a-g-schmitt-twice-refused-to-answer-if-he-would-vote-for-mcconnell-as-gop-senate-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-a-g-schmitt-twice-refused-to-answer-if-he-would-vote-for-mcconnell-as-gop-senate-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri A.G. Schmitt Twice Refused to Answer if He Would Vote for McConnell as GOP Senate Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmissouri-a-g-schmitt-twice-refused-to-answer-if-he-would-vote-for-mcconnell-as-gop-senate-leader%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1347935&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mitch-mcconnell-feb-8-22-senate-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (R), who is running for U.S. Senate to replace retiring Sen. Roy Blount (R) in November\u2019s upcoming election, has twice refused to answer if he would back GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell in a bid to remain the party\u2019s leader.<\/p>\n<p>At CPAC, Amanda Head of Real America\u2019s Voice <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amandahead\/status\/1497973966698389506?s=21\">asked<\/a> Schmitt if he would support McConnell as Senate Majority Leader, should Schmitt win the seat and Republicans take back the Senate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cOh look, I don\u2019t even think anybody is running against him. I\u2019m going to take my cues from people like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley and Mike Lee and talk to them about that for sure,\u201d Schmitt responded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This weekend at CPAC, Trump doubled down on his criticism of McConnell but Missouri Senate Candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eric_Schmitt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Eric_Schmitt<\/a> refused to pledge to vote against Mitch McConnell as GOP Leader if elected. I gave him two chances. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fJzIgUqhva\">pic.twitter.com\/fJzIgUqhva<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amanda Head (@AmandaHead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmandaHead\/status\/1497973966698389506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Schmitt also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/missouri-gop-senate-showdown-schmitt-says-greitens-baggage-definitely-concern\">dodged<\/a> the question in a Fox News interview published Sunday:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>Asked if he\u2019d back McConnell if he wins election, Schmitt said, \u201cI\u2019m not going to deal with hypotheticals. I\u2019ve got to get there first. I\u2019m a little too superstitious, but I would certainly when it comes to that, lean on the advice of friends and supporters like Ted Cruz and people like Mike Lee.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Conversely, former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R), who is also running for Blunt\u2019s seat in a crowded GOP primary field, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/senate-trump-mcconnell-greitens\/2021\/09\/21\/c47928b4-1b04-11ec-a99a-5fea2b2da34b_story.html\">pledged<\/a> back in September that he would not support McConnell in a bid to remain leader, according to the <em>Washington Post.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the time, Greitens noted that Trump \u201cproved to the Republican Party that the only way to meaningfully advance conservative policy is through strong, uncompromising leadership,\u201d the <em>Post<\/em> previously reported.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThat\u2019s why as a Republican running for Missouri\u2019s open U.S. Senate seat, I am committed to finding new leadership in the Senate when Republicans win back the majority in 2022,\u201d Greitens added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a Fox News interview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/missouri-gop-senate-showdown-greitens-says-real-trump-candidate\">published<\/a> Friday, Greitens doubled down on his promise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2022 Watch-Senate candidate\/former Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricGreitens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EricGreitens<\/a> -speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CPAC2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CPAC2022<\/a> \u2013 touts that he&#8217;s the &#8220;only real America First candidate&#8221; in Missouri&#8217;s crowded &#038; competitive <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOP?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GOP<\/a> primary-as the top contenders aim for a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DonaldTrump?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DonaldTrump<\/a> endorsement <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2022elections?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2022elections<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mopolitics?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mopolitics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RoVzpnTrwh\">pic.twitter.com\/RoVzpnTrwh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Steinhauser (@steinhauserNH1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steinhauserNH1\/status\/1497289293240442885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe support a strong border. We support election integrity. One of the other reasons why we\u2019re winning is as the only real America First candidate in this race,\u201d Greitens said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve also been very clear that when I\u2019m in the Senate, I\u2019m going to vote for new America First leadership,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (R), who is running for U.S. Senate to replace retiring Sen. Roy Blount (R) in November\u2019s upcoming election, has twice refused to answer if he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1347935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1347935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1347935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1347935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1347935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1347935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1347935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}