Mitch McConnell says GOP chances of keeping Senate majority are 'very dicey'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) admitted Thursday that he could very well be Senate minority leader after the November elections. "I may or may not be calling the shots next year," McConnell told a civic group in Louisville. Right now, McConnell said, the Republican Party's chances at maintaining Senate control are "very dicey."

McConnell avoided naming any names — not even Donald Trump's. With 24 GOP seats and just 10 Democratic seats on the ballot this year, McConnell said it was inevitable Republicans would be "on defense," regardless of who the party's presidential nominee was.

However, McConnell did add that he really hopes Trump "settles down and follows the script."

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