Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) gave his clearest indication yet that he will run to replace Mitch McConnell (R-KY) when the minority leader steps down in November.
“I’m seriously considering it,” he said Friday on The Charlie Kirk Show.
Scott ran for the post over a year ago, posing the first challenge to McConnell’s 17-year tenure atop the Senate Republican Conference before the new Congress was sworn in.
He lost that bid in a 37-10 vote but has remained one of the foremost critics of the minority leader, chiding him on everything from his leadership style to his decision to hand Democrats legislative victories ahead of the midterm elections.
“This is a big opportunity,” Scott said. “We could actually have somebody that actually believes in this country and believes in solving the problems of this country running the Senate when we
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