{"id":2211488,"date":"2024-04-02T14:42:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-staying-in-senate-to-help-fight-against-gop-isolationist-movement-after-he-steps-down-as-leader\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:43:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:43:26","slug":"mcconnell-staying-in-senate-to-help-fight-against-gop-isolationist-movement-after-he-steps-down-as-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-staying-in-senate-to-help-fight-against-gop-isolationist-movement-after-he-steps-down-as-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell plans to remain in the Senate to combat GOP &#8216;isolationist movement&#8217; post-leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fmcconnell-staying-in-senate-to-help-fight-against-gop-isolationist-movement-after-he-steps-down-as-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=2211488&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--><p>Senate \u2063Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)\u200b plans to remain in Congress until 2026 to combat the GOP&#8217;s increasing isolationist tendencies, especially regarding national security. He emphasizes the importance of supporting Ukraine and warns against the dangers of \u2062Republican isolationism, stressing \u200dthe potential risks to America&#8217;s national security\u200c if Ukraine falls\u2064 to Russia. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) intends\u200b to extend his\u200c congressional\u2064 tenure until\u200c 2026 to address the \u200cgrowing isolationist trends within the GOP, with a focus on national security concerns. His advocacy\u2064 for supporting Ukraine underscores his opposition to Republican isolationism, highlighting the grave implications for American national security in the event of Ukraine&#8217;s fall \u200dto Russia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) said he would remain in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a> through the end of his term in 2026 to help fight the GOP\u2019s growing \u201cisolationist movement\u201d in the<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> upper chamber.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>McConnell, who will step down as <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>minority leader<\/a> in November, said he will focus on pushing for a broader national security approach for the last two years of his term.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) gives remarks during a presentation at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 2, 2024. (AP Photo\/Timothy D. Easley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m particularly involved in actually fighting back against the isolationist movement in my own party. And some in the other as well. And the symbol of that lately is: Are we going to help Ukraine or not?\u201d McConnell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whas11.com\/video\/news\/politics\/senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-discusses-ukraine-new-uofl-head-coach\/417-0ce37b02-4061-4098-b351-437766bd36c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kentucky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kentucky<\/a> radio station WHAS on Monday. \u201cI\u2019ve got this sort of on my mind for the next couple years as something I\u2019m going to focus on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican isolationism saw a resurgence after former <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>President Donald Trump<\/a> was elected in 2016 after he ran on an \u201cAmerica First\u201d agenda. Trump is also the GOP\u2019s presumptive presidential nominee for 2024. <\/p>\n<p>McConnell said the isolationist approach is dangerous for America\u2019s national security, including the debate over <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/war-in-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sending aid to Ukraine<\/a>. McConnell said that if Ukraine fell to Russia, it would likely attack a country in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, forcing the United States into a hot war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s made [Republican isolationism] more troublesome is it seems to me that others are heading in that direction, making arguments that are easily refuted. We\u2019re not losing any of our troops. The Ukrainians are the ones doing the fighting,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cIf the Russians take Ukraine, some NATO country would be next, and then, we will be right in the middle of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McConnell has also pushed the House of Representatives to send the Senate\u2019s Ukraine aid bill to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>President Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> desk. House Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) is in favor of sending more aid to Ukraine, but he has been hesitant to support the Senate\u2019s bill, which includes $60 billion in funding for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The minority leader\u2019s views differ from that of Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rand-paul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rand Paul <\/a>(R-KY), who McConnell said would be the first to call himself an \u201cisolationist.\u201d Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) is also considered an \u201cisolationist\u201d and has touted Trump\u2019s \u201cAmerica First\u201d policies.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell endorsed Trump for president last month despite their different views on foreign policy, but he said his priority is focusing on the Senate and preparing to hand the reins over to either Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) or Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden\u2019s got problems too. Both of these candidates don\u2019t score very well with the public, but one of them\u2019s going to win,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cWhat am I going to do? I\u2019m going to concentrate on trying to turn my job over to the next majority leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rick-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rick Scott<\/a> (R-FL) is also \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2899132\/rick-scott-seriously-considering-bid-mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>seriously considering<\/a>\u201d running for minority leader but has not made a decision so far.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader, intends to stay in Congress until 2026 to address the GOP&#8217;s rising &#8220;isolationist movement.&#8221; Stepping down as minority leader in November, he aims to advocate for a comprehensive national security strategy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2643,"featured_media":2211489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24093609602311-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2211488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24093609602311-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211488","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\/2643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2211488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2211489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2211488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2211488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2211488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}