McConnell: ‘We Have a Lot of Democrat Presidential Wannabes Here in the Senate’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) joked Wednesday that his Democrat counterpart, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), could have an "attendance problem" as several Senate Democrats with presidential aspirations are likely to begin campaigning in the coming months.

"Schumer may have an attendance problem as he looks around to see who's in town when they're not in Iowa and New Hampshire, and we do apparently have a lot of Democrat presidential wannabes here in the Senate," McConnell said during an interview on Fox News. "It'll be interesting to see what they're up to."

McConnell was responding to a question from host Dana Perino, who noted that there are many Democrats in the Senate who are expected to run for president in 2020.

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