Trump Calls for Mitch McConnell to Be Removed as GOP Leader ‘Immediately’

This combination of pictures created on Feb. 16, 2021, shows then U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, 2020, and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Capitol Hill on Feb. 5, 2020. Saul Loeb, Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the immediate ouster of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) from his leadership position.

While commenting on an article about connections between McConnell’s wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, and Chinese Communist Party-linked business ventures, the 45th president said McConnell needs to be removed from the Senate leadership spot that he’s long held.