McConnell and Trump teams discuss possible endorsement behind the scenes

Over the last couple of months, advisers to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) have had discussions with former President Donald Trump’s team about securing an endorsement of the GOP presidential front-runner, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

The conversations, which were reported by the New York Times, have been underway since early January between Josh Holmes, a longtime key McConnell adviser, and Chris LaCivita, Trump’s campaign manager, about moving past their icy relationship in an attempt to unite the party behind Trump as the nominee.

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The revelation of the discussions comes on the heels of Trump’s win in the South Carolina primary, putting him one step
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