Mitch McConnell thinks Donald Trump's campaign has improved remarkably


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Donald Trump's campaign has dramatically improved — mostly because the presumptive Republican nominee listened to his advice.
One change McConnell suggested was for Trump to stop making his usual freewheeling speeches, and instead come prepared to events with a script on a teleprompter. Trump has "made a lot of progress toward passing what I would consider sort of the credibility threshold that you need to pass in order to be considered for the most important political job in the country," McConnell told The Associated Press.
He also shared that he's not afraid that Trump's candidacy will usher in a new Democratic majority in the Senate, and thinks the GOP has a "great shot" at holding its place. Next week, McConnell will meet with Trump when he heads to Capitol Hill to visit House Republicans.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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