Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Donald Trump, as the Republican Party’s apparent presidential nominee, has the “opportunity and the obligation” to unite the GOP.
In a statement, McConnell said he committed to supporting the nominee chosen by Republican voters and noted that Trump is on the verge of clinching that nomination. He said Trump now must unite the party around “our goals.”
The Kentucky Republican said his party is committed to “restoring economic and national security” and preventing what he characterized as a “third term of Barack Obama” if Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton wins the White House.
“I have committed to supporting the nominee chosen by Republican voters, and Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee, is now on the verge of clinching that nomination,” McConnell said in the statement. “Republicans are committed to preventing what would be a third term of Barack Obama and restoring economic and national security after eight years of a Democrat in the White House. As the presumptive nominee, he now has the opportunity and the obligation to unite our party around our goals.”
