McConnell and Trump haven't spoken in weeks: report

Source: The Hill | August 22, 2017 | Max Greenwood

President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have not spoken in weeks, The New York Times reported Tuesday, a sign of the deteriorating relationship between the two men.

McConnell has also said privately that he is unsure if Trump can recover from a long series of controversies and crises that have rocked his administration over the summer, according to the Times.

Trump and McConnell have feuded openly in recent weeks after the Kentucky Republican said during a speech in his home state that the president may have “excessive expectations” about pushing his agenda through Congress.

Those remarks came after Senate Republicans failed to pass legislation repealing and replacing ObamaCare.

In response, Trump publicly questioned McConnell’s leadership, suggesting to reporters earlier this month that McConnell might want to consider stepping down if he’s unable to pass the president’s legislative agenda.

The feud, according to Tuesday’s report, also heated up outside the public eye. The president berated McConnell in an Aug. 9 phone call over the Senate’s narrow rejection of an ObamaCare repeal bill, according to the Times. The report says the call descended into shouting and profanity.

In that call, Trump also accused McConnell of refusing to protect him from ongoing investigations into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow.

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McConnell has also expressed concern about Trump’s ability to shepherd his party through the 2018 midterm elections as Democrats prepare to challenge a slew of potentially vulnerable Republican incumbents in the House, according to the Times.

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