McConnell Re-Elected Senate GOP Leader After Challenge From Sen. Scott

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has been re-elected to lead Senate Republicans, fending off a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. NBC's Ali Vitali reports from Capitol Hill.



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McConnell Re-Elected Senate GOP Leader After Challenge From Sen. Scott

[pluribus_unum]

Fun Fact: The oldest living giant tortoise is 190 years old, making Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell solidly middle-aged at 80 years old.

[jamiebrotherston]

People who can't take responsibility for their own failures can't be expected to be responsible.

[Chapps]

A resounding, excellent re-endorsement of the team that brought you the Red Vapour.

The Boneless Chicken is the GOP Senate Leader once again

[beverlycunningham]

Better the devil you know than the one you don't. Scott is terrible, even more than McConnell.

[lunarwuffy]

Serious miscalculation there Rick. You're going to have to spend a lot of time watching your back now.

[dannmarceau]

Rick Scott's plan to steal grandma's Social Security and kick her to the curb wasn't a winning strategy.

[einherjar]

Because the same people and the same agenda will lead to a different outcome.... smh... The GOP have no idea why they are being rejected.

[laurenwarwick]

Thank God. May that piece of extreme horror, Rick Scott, be kept completely out of any power.

[ew]

Can you imagine a world with Rick in any kind of authority role. Moscow Mitch is the better of two evils

[akmi]

The Devil you know.
The Turtle is bad but at least he’s better then the Ghoul

[ariaafshar]

Let them fight. We must focus on winning Georgia to make Manchin and Sinema irrelevant. Donate, volunteer, write letters and do anything you can to make sure that happens.

[abbynormal]

Having ole Mitch remain the minority leader of the Senate being considered a relief, speaks volumes about the state of the GQP.

[Barnabas]

Homelessness and no healthcare for the elderly! Great strategy!

[steveyoung]

Rather have McConnell. Scott thinks Americans lazy and don't deserve entitlements. McConnell goes with the flow. He leads cautiously.

[RedForeman]

0:30 I would legit fear for my life if I walked into a room by myself and seen these people standing on a stage .

[tmah]

The Ancient One beats the Space Alien to be in charge of the second place team in the Senate. Big news.

[milan]

Why does McConnell always look like he's watching somebody drowning?

[AnimuncuIus]

Poor Rick Scott. Destined to be stuck as a GOP bottom feeder 😂

[michaelrider]

When will the American public find out who those ten traders were?

[breathofhome]

Is there no other choices between bad and worse?