MAGA Fans CELEBRATE After Mitch McConnell Announces He’s Stepping Down as Leader: Matt Gaetz Leads Conservatives Declaring Victory Over ‘McFailure’

Conservative MAGA supporters of President Donald Trump celebrated Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s announcement that he would leave his leadership position in November after the 2024 elections.

Supporters of President Donald Trump have long criticized McConnell for quietly working behind the scenes against some of the former president’s political goals and thwarting conservative ambitions.

Sen. Rick Scott, who is challenging McConnell for minority leader in 2022, welcomed the news.

“I have been very clear and have long believed that we need new leadership in the Senate that represents our constituents and the issues we must fight for,” he wrote in a statement.

McConnell easily defeated Scott in 2022, when 37 Senate Republicans voted for McConnell, and only ten supported Scott and one voted present.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks to reporters

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) expressed frustration that McConnell waited until November to resign from his leadership position.

“I called on McConnell to resign over a year ago. This is good news. But why wait so long? We need new leadership now,” he said wrote on X.

Other political figures agreed.

‘Why wait? Americans Deserve Actual Conservative Leadership wrote Kevin Roberts, the chairman of the conservative think tank Heritage.

Others were content to simply celebrate.

“We now have 86’d: McCarthy, McDaniel, McConnell,” right-wing firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) wrote on X, referring to former Chairman Kevin McCarthy, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel and McConnell. “Better days are ahead for the Republican Party.”

U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida,

Former 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy

‘On to the future’ wrote former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, highlighting his call from earlier in February for McConnell to drop the next establishment Republican.

“Mitch McConnell’s resignation presents a great opportunity for true conservative leadership in the Senate,” Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) wrote on social media.

Good endorsed Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) as a possible replacement for McConnell, even as eyes are on senators already part of the Senate leadership, Sen. John Thune (R-SD), Sen. John Cornyn (R- TX) or Senator John. John Barrasso (R-WY).

Other conservative media figures expressed frustration that McConnell waited until November to resign.

“McConnell is terrible, everyone hates him, and there is no reason for him to stay in office any longer. He must resign now wrote Sean Davis, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative news website The Federalist.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kyiv leaves a Republican lunch

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump did not immediately respond to the news on social media.

Despite his leadership position, McConnell has still not endorsed Trump for president.

Other MAGA influencers on social media cheered the news.

‘Time to celebrate! Mitch McConnell has resigned as GOP Senate Leader effective November 2024! Hey Mitch, get off today instead of November! wrote Fox News contributor Leo Terrell on X

‘WE DID IT!! We’ve taken out all the McFailures!!” wrote Rogan O’Handley, who posts under social media, DC Draino on X.

Other MAGA influencers weren’t happy that McConnell waited to resign.

“Mitch McConnell should be forced to resign BEFORE NOVEMBER,” says investigative journalist Laura Loomer wrote on X: ‘You won’t let the Fox stay in the shed.’