Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) went on a rare media blitz this week to celebrate the passage of the defense supplemental security bill, taking a victory lap after months of criticism and questions about his leadership for backing an issue that is actively dividing his party.
The top Senate Republican has participated in seven interviews since late last week about his efforts to pass the bill through the upper chamber. The Senate voted 70-29 on Tuesday to pass the $95 billion supplemental, which includes military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
Negotiators backed by McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) worked for over four months on a border security deal that was viewed as essential to pass the overall bill through both chambers. All the while, McConnell took repeated hits from
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