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Mitch McConnell: I made an ass of myself last year going on T.V. every night, saying bring me Donald Trump, we want to Donald Trump…

On the recordFebruary 7, 2017
I made an ass of myself last year going on T.V. every night, saying bring me Donald Trump, we want to Donald Trump, we'll kill Donald, you know what happened? He's the stinking president now.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell reflects on his previous comments about wanting Donald Trump as a candidate.

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