McConnell shakes Trump’s hand at ‘positive’ meeting

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Thursday spoke and shook hands with former President Trump during a meeting at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the first time the two leaders have spoken since their falling out in 2020.

“We had a really positive meeting. He and I got a chance to talk a little bit, shook hands a few times,” McConnell told reporters after the meeting.

“It was an entirely positive meeting,” he added. “I can’t think of anything out of it to tell you that was negative.”

McConnell and other senators said Trump received several standing ovations.

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), who attended the meeting, said Trump spoke “favorably” about McConnell and praised the Senate GOP leader’s efforts to keep the Republican conference as unified as possible.