Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellElection agency limps into 2020 cycle The Hill's Morning Report - Will Joe Biden's unifying strategy work? Dems charge ahead on immigration MORE (R-Ky.) is highlighting praise from President Trump
Donald John TrumpForget the spin: Five unrefuted Mueller Report revelations Lara Trump: Merkel admitting migrants 'one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany' Financial satisfaction hits record high: survey MORE and victories in back-to-back Supreme Court nomination fights as he formally kicks off his reelection bid.
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellElection agency limps into 2020 cycle The Hill's Morning Report - Will Joe Biden's unifying strategy work? Dems charge ahead on immigration MORE (R-Ky.) is highlighting praise from President TrumpDonald John TrumpForget the spin: Five unrefuted Mueller Report revelations Lara Trump: Merkel admitting migrants 'one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany' Financial satisfaction hits record high: survey MORE and victories in back-to-back Supreme Court nomination fights as he formally kicks off his reelection bid. McConnell's campaign rolled out a three-minute reelection launch video on Wednesday, as well as a new website, that leans heavily into his work on Trump's judicial picks, a top priority for the GOP leader.
The video opens with the fight over replacing the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and former President Obama's nomination of Merrick GarlandToday, we’re officially launching our re-election campaign. Check out our first video below and visit our new website here: https://t.co/8WMUul8jbX #KYSen pic.twitter.com/3EIanK8S4c
— Team Mitch (@Team_Mitch) April 17, 2019
Merrick Brian GarlandSenate buzzsaw awaits 2020 progressive proposals The Hill's Morning Report — Category 5 Mueller storm to hit today McConnell touts Trump support, Supreme Court fights in reelection video MORE, before pivoting to McConnell pledging to keep the seat open until after the 2016 election. The move infuriated Democrats but has been credited by GOP lawmakers as a driving force behind their ability to keep the Senate and win the White House.ADVERTISEMENT
It also highlights Trump's two Supreme Court nominees, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh
Brett Michael KavanaughThe Hill's Morning Report - Trump tells House investigators 'no' Kudlow downplays Moore's past comments on women: He's 'a wiseass kind of guy' On The Money: Fed pick Moore says he will drop out if he becomes a 'political problem' | Trump vows to fight 'all the subpoenas' | Deutsche Bank reportedly turning Trump records over to NY officials | Average tax refund down 2 percent MORE, and McConnell's push to get them confirmed amid highly charged political battles. Republicans nixed the 60-vote filibuster for Supreme Court picks in order to confirm Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh was confirmed after sexual assault allegations, which he denied.
Brett Michael KavanaughThe Hill's Morning Report - Trump tells House investigators 'no' Kudlow downplays Moore's past comments on women: He's 'a wiseass kind of guy' On The Money: Fed pick Moore says he will drop out if he becomes a 'political problem' | Trump vows to fight 'all the subpoenas' | Deutsche Bank reportedly turning Trump records over to NY officials | Average tax refund down 2 percent MORE, and McConnell's push to get them confirmed amid highly charged political battles. Republicans nixed the 60-vote filibuster for Supreme Court picks in order to confirm Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh was confirmed after sexual assault allegations, which he denied. "Let's let the American people decide who will Americans trust to nominate the next Supreme Court justice," McConnell says in a voiceover during the video, before adding that "the American people decided they wanted Donald Trump to make the nomination, not Hillary Clinton
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Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonForget the spin: Five unrefuted Mueller Report revelations Former senators launching effort to help Dems win rural votes Biden's announcement was a general election message, says political analyst MORE." McConnell is running for reelection for his seventh term in the Senate next year in a state where Trump remains deeply popular.
The video includes footage from a 2018 rally in Kentucky where Trump praised McConnell, who is shown waiting in the wings, as "one of the most powerful men in the world" and "rock-ribbed."
"There's nobody smarter," Trump adds. "I know a lot of tough people, he's tough."
The two men have had rocky periods, including in 2017 when the president floated that McConnell might have to step down after the failure to repeal and replace ObamaCare. But they've rebounded, sticking together closely on most policy and political fights with Trump likely to endorse the Senate GOP leader's reelection efforts.
In addition to judicial fights, which could help energize conservatives and quash a serious primary challenge, the video highlights the economy, the GOP tax plan and a provision included in the farm bill that legalizes hemp as an agricultural commodity, a major issue in Kentucky.
