Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY
Tue, April 12, 2022, 5:00 AM
Louisville - If Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is worried about former President Donald Trump meddling in the 2022 midterm elections, he hid it well beneath his notorious stoicism in a recent USA TODAY interview.
Many political observers argue Trump cost the GOP its Senate majority leading up to the January 2021 runoff races in Georgia when he regularly made false assertions about the state's election integrity that reportedly hurt turnout among conservative voters.
Asked if the former president could once again jeopardize the GOP chances in retaking the chamber this year, the Kentucky Republican now sees a much tamer Trump.
"So far this cycle, he's been rather restrained in his nominations," McConnell told USA TODAY in a one-on-one interview....
A north Alabama man (click here) who family said was a supporter of President Donald Trump has been identified as one of four fatalities in Wednesday's pro-Trump rally and subsequent riot.
Kevin Greeson, of Athens, Alabama, died due to a heart attack, according to a statement from his family Thursday provided by his wife.
"Kevin was an advocate of President Trump and attended the event on Jan. 6, 2021 to show his support," the statement reads. "He was excited to be there to experience this event. He was not there to participate in violence or rioting, nor did he condone such actions."
But social media comments apparently made by Greeson on Parler advocated for "a war" and frequently referred to armed insurrections, including a call to "storm" the U.S. Supreme Court....