{"id":2252180,"date":"2024-05-24T13:39:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T17:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rick-scott-says-mcconnell-retaliated-against-him-over-abortive-leadership-run\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T13:40:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T17:40:15","slug":"rick-scott-says-mcconnell-retaliated-against-him-over-abortive-leadership-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rick-scott-says-mcconnell-retaliated-against-him-over-abortive-leadership-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Scott alleges that McConnell retaliated against him following his failed leadership bid"},"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%2Frick-scott-says-mcconnell-retaliated-against-him-over-abortive-leadership-run%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=2252180&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>Senator Rick Scott \u200cof Florida accused\u2064 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of\u200c removing \u2064him from a significant committee role after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-celebs-rage-in-defeat-after-barrett-confirmation-revolting-disgraceful-unconscionable\/\" title=\"Hollywood Celebs Rage in Defeat After Barrett Confirmation: 'Revolting. Disgraceful. Unconscionable'\">unsuccessful attempt<\/a> to challenge the veteran GOP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">leader<\/a>. In\u200b an interview with \u200bPolitico, Scott discussed his \u200dplans to assume McConnell&#8217;s Senate leadership position, becoming \u2064the third Senate \u2062Republican to consider doing so. The\u2063 strained relationship\u200d between Scott and McConnell was elaborated on in the interview.  <\/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>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rick-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rick Scott\">Rick Scott<\/a> (R-FL) claimed that Senate Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rick Scott\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) removed him from an influential committee position after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-dem-senate-challenger-votes-against-bipartisan-school-reopening-bill\/\" title=\"NC Dem Senate Challenger Votes Against Bipartisan School Reopening Bill\">failed challenge<\/a> to remove the veteran GOP leader.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/politicos-nerdcast-874ac64d.simplecast.com\/episodes\/rick-scott-senate-republican-leadership-race-redux\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"interview\">interview<\/a> with <em>Politico<\/em>, Scott laid out his plans to take over McConnell\u2019s Senate leadership position, making him the third Senate Republican to do so. The Florida senator has had a fraught relationship with McConnell over the years, the true extent of which he revealed in the interview.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) center, speaks at RGF Environmental Group, during a small business endorsement event, Monday, May 13, 2024, in Riviera Beach, Fla. (AP Photo\/Wilfredo Lee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In February 2023, Scott briefly ran to unseat McConnell as Senate minority leader \u2014 an effort that failed when put to vote. He claimed on Friday that McConnell was enraged by the challenge, and retaliated against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I got kicked off committee. I got kicked off commerce,\u201d he said. \u201cI think, I\u2019ve never done a real study of this, but I think I\u2019ve probably run the biggest company of anybody that\u2019s ever served in the Senate before \u2014 25,000 employees. I\u2019ve done business all my life. .. and I got kicked off of commerce. I mean, that\u2019s clearly retaliation, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott said he was notified by text about the decision about a week after the unsuccessful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vote<\/a> to unseat McConnell.<\/p>\n<p>He also claimed McConnell told his donors not to give him any more funds, which had a noticeable effect on his funding.<\/p>\n<p>The feud dated back to the 2022 election, when Scott was appointed as National Republican Senatorial Committee, in charge of the Senate campaigns of that year. According to Scott, differing visions between McConnell and himself were largely to blame for the poor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> performance that year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He ceded that his performance as NRSC chairman was less than optimal, but largely blamed McConnell. Scott said that while he had a plan, McConnell did not, which crippled the organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe needed to have an overall plan,\u201d\u00a0he said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t. OK. But if you\u2019re the NRSC chair, you don\u2019t get to do that. That was driven by the leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate<\/a>, who made the decision not to have a plan. He was very clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of stripping him of a key committee role post his unsuccessful attempt to oust the seasoned GOP figure. 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