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Senate Majority Leader McConnell Refuses to Say If Trump Qualified to Be President

HeadlineJun 27, 2016

In the latest sign of discord between Trump and the Republican Party, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has refused to say whether Trump is qualified to be president. McConnell was questioned Sunday by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos.

George Stephanopoulos: “Sixty-four percent of Americans say they don’t think that Donald Trump is qualified to be president. Do you believe he’s qualified? And how do you convince all those voters who think he isn’t?”

Sen. Mitch McConnell: “Well, look, I think there’s no question that he’s made a number of mistakes over the last few weeks. I think they’re beginning to right the ship. It’s a long time until November. And the burden obviously will be on him to convince people that he can handle this job.”

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