Rich tech mogul backs Florida senator in unexpected Senate leadership fight
GOP secured majority in Senate after winning three crucial states from Democrats last fall. The race for new Senate leader heats up as tech-billionaire throws support behind wealthy Florida politician
Last fall GOP got control of Senate winning key states from dems - West Virginia Ohio and Montana (which helped them reach 52 seats in the 100-member chamber)
The race for Senate leadership got interesting when Rick Scott of Florida - a super-rich ex-healthcare boss got backing from tech giant Elon Musk. With Mitch McConnell not trying to keep his spot heʼs held since 07‚ the competition is on
Scott went on Fox News to share his thoughts: “We cant keep doing what weʼre doing“. He backs Donald Trumps idea about temp appointments which would let the president put people in jobs faster; other wannabe leaders like John Thune and John Cornyn jumped on board too
The House situation isnt clear yet: Republicans got 214 seats but need 218 for control (and nine races still look good for them). Western states are still counting votes - theyʼre known to be slow-pokes about it
We canʼt keep doing what weʼre doing. Thatʼs what Donald Trump got elected to do‚ to be the change
The big day for picking new Senate leader is coming up mid-week; Scott has some hard-right friends backing him but needs to get middle-ground Republicans on his side. The whole thing matters cause it affects how fast Trump can make his big changes happen - like his tax cuts immigration rules and trade deals
