For months now, the minority leader has avoided responding to any prompts on the 2024 presidential race, but in a press conference with reporters this week he appeared to imply the endorsement shouldn't come as a surprise.
"I said in February of 2021, shortly after the attack on the Capitol, that I would support President Trump if he were the nominee of our party and he obviously is going to be the nominee of our party," he told Washington press.
McConnell offered no further details on his rationale, refusing to respond to a question about his comfort level with Trump amid the former president's multiple ongoing criminal cases.
Asked if he would endorse a successor to his position in Republican leadership, McConnell also declined to comment.
The long-serving Kentucky GOP lawmaker recently announced he would not be seeking another term in his leadership role.
