President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House armed with a clear-cut mandate from a popular-vote majority to put the interests of the United States first. This places his coming administration on a direct collision course with Republicans in the US Senate who staunchly identify themselves with the “multilateral” worldview of a Western progressive political establishment that finds its current home in America within the Democratic Party.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may not be the upper chamber party leader anymore, but he has handed the baton to a close ally, Sen. John Thune (R-SD), and he will still be a force to be reckoned with over the final two years of his current term. Upon announcing in February that he would step down as Senate GOP leader at the end of 2024, McConnell took pains to stress a core conviction that will drive him through 2026. “I believe more strongly than ever that America’s global leadership is essential to preserving the shining city on a hill that Ronald Reagan discussed,” he asserted.
With a 53-47 Senate GOP majority, it only takes four McConnell-contingent Republicans to pass Democrat-backed “global leadership” legislation or thwart Trump-supported initiatives.
McConnell is showing all the signs of a man digging in for a fight as Trump Part II approaches. During an address at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, on December 7, the 82-year-old senator, who has been in his seat since 1985, took a not-so-subtle swipe at Trump’s America First agenda.
‘Force-Multiplying Institutions and Partnerships’
“Within the party Ronald Reagan once led so capably, it is increasingly fashionable to suggest that the sort of global leadership he modeled is no longer America’s place,” McConnell asserted. “But let’s be absolutely clear: America will not be made great again by those who are content to manage our decline.” […]
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