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Sen. Rick Scott wouldn’t commit to voting for Mitch McConnell to serve as majority leader

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Should the upper chamber revert to Republican control following the November midterm elections, Florida Senator Rick Scott declined to commit to vote for Mitch McConnell to continue as majority leader.

Scott assured reporters present at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast on Wednesday that an election will take place. “At this time, I don’t know who will challenge Leader McConnell.”

Scott continued, “I don’t have a plan to run,” despite former President Donald Trump’s encouragement for him to do so.

Florida Sen. Rick Scott wouldn't commit to voting for Mitch McConnell to serve as majority leader should the upper chamber return to Republican hands after the November midtermsFormer President Donald TrumpSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellTrump pitched Scott the idea in a meeting at Mar-a-Lago in February, according to Politico.

Scott, who is in charge of the National Republican Senatorial Committee this cycle, was advised by Trump to compete for Senate majority leader.

After Trump refused to hand President Joe Biden the 2020 election, he and McConnell had a falling out.

Trump has spent a significant portion of his post-White House political career attacking Republicans who supported his second impeachment attempt or attacked him over the alleged “big deception” and January 6 events.

The former president has referred to McConnell as “old crow,” a brand of Kentucky bourbon.

He lambasted McConnell for handing Biden the victory with the past year’s bipartisan infrastructure plan.

With his “Rescue America” proposal, which at once called for all Americans to pay some federal taxes, Scott has given Biden some political weapons.

“All Americans should pay income tax, even if it’s a modest amount, to have some skin in the game.” The initial plan said that more than half of Americans do not pay any income tax.

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