Senator Mitch McConnell has responded to a challenge from a Kentucky Democrat Rep by accepting the challenge.
According to Fox News:
A Democratic congressman from Kentucky backed down Tuesday from his threat to run against Mitch McConnell – and admitted he was just joking — after the Senate majority leader called his bluff and agreed to his demand for five debates.
On Monday, Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., was asked by a local news reporter from WHAS-TV if he planned on running against the Republican leader in 2020. Yarmuth initially said he had “no desire” to do so, but then smiled and said: “I will say this: If Mitch McConnell would agree to debate me five times in public, I’d do it.”
Yarmuth may not have expected the response.
“Accepted. When is the announcement? – MM,” McConnell said Tuesday morning through his campaign’s Team Mitch Twitter account. The post retweeted a local news article that included Yarmuth’s suggestion.
Accepted. When is the announcement?
– MM https://t.co/RnfUtWMkfV— Team Mitch (@Team_Mitch) September 3, 2019
The representative’s office responded by claiming it was just a joke and he has no intention of running against McConnell. It is claimed they used the challenge to call attention to McConnell debating his eventual opponent.
