Biden says he and McConnell ‘fight like hell’ but he’s ‘sorry to hear’ Republican will step down as leader – live | US elections 2024

Biden says he’s ‘sorry to hear’ that McConnell is stepping downJoe Biden said he was “sorry to hear” that Mitch McConnell planned to leave his post as the top Senate Republican, remembering him as an antagonist who “never, never misrepresented anything”.“He and I have trust, we’ve got a great relationship, we fight like hell but he never, never, never misrepresented anything,” the president said at a White House event on his administration’s crime-fighting efforts. “I’m sorry to hear he’s stepping down.”Biden and McConnell served in the Senate together for 24…