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Donald Trump: “I told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to go nuclear if necessary.”

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
I told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to go nuclear if necessary.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Donald Trump advises Mitch McConnell to change Senate rules to confirm his Supreme Court nominee.

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