White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding a media briefing after Sen.  , Mitch McConnell , (R-KY), one of the GOP’s longest-standing officials, announced he would never run for reelection.
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Leavitt will probably get questions regarding McConnell’s retirement news and other problems during a 1 p. m. presentation on Thursday. She’ll also tackle Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, in recent remarks.
Over variations in coverage and approach, McConnell and Trump have had frequent discussions. The Kentucky Republican was  , first elected to the lower chamber in 1984 and led Senate Republicans from 2015 to Jan. 2025.
