Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was booed as he spoke on behalf of Kentucky's delegates during Monday's roll call to formally nominate Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention.
Why it matters: McConnell has had an icy relationship with the former president and his MAGA-allies since 2020, when the Republican leader accused Trump of "provoking the events" of Jan. 6.
The Kentucky Republican will step down as GOP leader at the end of this year, a move that Trump allies view as the final step to a total MAGA takeover of the Republican Party, Axios' Zach Basu wrote.
State of play: Until Trump's visit to Capitol Hill last month, McConnell and Trump had not spoken since December 2020. The two men shared a fist bump following Trump's remarks to Senate Republicans.
McConnell said on the Senate floor following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that the former president was "practically and morally responsible for provoking the events" of the day.
