Most Senate Republicans say they stand by McConnell's fitness to serve
He's expected to address his colleagues on Wednesday as some raise concerns. While Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's Health may have raised questions outside the Senate about his fitness to serve , most GOP senators on Tuesday stood by their leader, expressing confidence in his ability to carry out his job. "We may expect that Mitch McConnell will check out for 20 seconds a day. But the other 86,380 seconds in the day, he does a pretty darn good job," Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said. "I'm firmly behind his remaining as our leader." "He sounds good to me, so, I'm all good with Mitch," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., echoed to reporters. Romney and Graham's sentiments were shared by members of the Senate Republican leadership team, even those who are seen as his possible successors to McConnell's leadership role. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks on the Senate floor on Sept. 5, 2023 at the Capitol in Wa...