They were, by many accounts, an odd political partnership which was built on mutual need.
Trump has also repeatedly pushed for McConnell to be removed as Senate minority leader (viaCourier Journal).
McConnell isn’t the first senior member of the GOP to draw Trump’s ire.
The book “Peril” quotes Trump as telling Ryan, “These people love me.
These are my people.
I can’t backstab the people who support me” (viaVanity Fair).
