Senator Lindsey Graham releases statement on Mitch McConnell stepping down as Senate Republican

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Senator Lindsey Graham has released a statement on Mitch McConnell stepping down as the Senate Republican leader in November.

Graham stated that McConnell stepping down would be a ‘passing of the torch’ moment for the U.S. Senate.

The statement also touched on McConnell’s leadership being remembered in U.S. history.

Read the full statement below:

“Senator McConnell’s announcement that he will not seek Republican leadership in the next Congress is truly a ‘passing of the torch’ moment for the U.S. Senate. 

Senator McConnell will be remembered as one of the most effective leaders in the history of the U.S. Senate.

 Through sheer force of will, he has shaped the federal judiciary in a conservative fashion.

No one in the Republican Party has echoed the themes of peace through strength – the Reagan model of national security – better than Senator Mitch McConnell.

He passionately believes in a strong America leading from the front and has been uncompromising in his view that we must deal with threats rather than wish them away.

I look forward to continuing to work with Senator McConnell in the coming days and months as we address major challenges like securing the southern border and helping our friends in Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

There is much to be done, and I’m sure that Mitch will run through the finish line as Republican leader.

History will record that Senator Mitch McConnell made a substantial and positive impact on the state he loves and the nation he adores.”

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Mitch McConnell speaks to the media after attending the Republican Senate luncheon in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, May, 19 2020.

(JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/REX) -- Mitch McConnell speaks to the media after attending the Republican Senate luncheon in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, May, 19 2020.