Trump Endorses Sen. Barrasso for No. 2 Position in Senate GOP

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“Overwhelmingly, I’ve gotten the support of every member,” he also said.

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) currently is the Senate GOP whip. He is running for Senate GOP leader to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) following the latter’s announcement last week that he will step down as leader after holding the top spot for a record 17 years.

“I have had time to reflect on how I might best serve the Republican Conference and our country,” said Mr. Barrasso in a statement.

“After a lot of thought, I will ask my colleagues for their support and help to work for them as the Assistant Republican Leader,” he continued.

Mr. McConnell has been Senate GOP leader since 2007. He was the Senate minority leader from 2007 to 2015, the majority leader from 2015 to 2017, and the minority leader again in 2021.

Mr. McConnell reiterated that he is not leaving the Senate, though he said he will be in “a different seat in the chamber” instead of the front-row seat where he currently sits.

Mr. McConnell has been in the Senate since 1985. He is up for reelection in 2026. It is publicly unknown if he will run again.

US ‘Was Much Better Off Under’ Trump

In January, Mr. Barrasso endorsed President Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.

“The country was much better off under President Donald Trump,” said Mr. Barrasso on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox News on Jan. 9. “And Joe Biden continues to fail America.”

Mr. Barrasso lamented the high gas prices, the crisis at the southern border, and energy policy under President Joe Biden.

“This is a disaster. We cannot afford another four years of Joe Biden’s failures,” he said.

“So if you want to get the country back on track, which is what I want to do, we need a strong Republican conservative House and Senate,” continued Mr. Barrasso. “And we need Donald Trump back in the White House. That’s why tonight I’m endorsing Donald Trump for president of the United States.”

Mr. Barrasso saved his announcement for Mr. Hannity’s show.

Mr. Barrasso said that states that have kicked President Trump off the ballot and are looking to do so are only benefiting the former president. “They cannot continue to do this. It’s not working for them. They know Joe Biden is a weak president,” he said.

Americans are worse off than they were four years ago, remarked Mr. Barrasso. This, he said, “is why Americans are turning to Donald Trump for president.”

Looking back at a 2019 visit he took with then-President Trump to Afghanistan during the war there, he said the Armed Forces respected the former president.

Mr. Barrasso was the chairman of the platform committee at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

In addition to Mr. Barrasso, the other members of Senate GOP leadership—including Mr. McConnell, who has had a rocky relationship with the former president—have endorsed President Trump.

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