MITCH MCCONNELL, SHAPE-SHIFTER

 After throwing former Donald Trump under the bus following this month's impeachment acquittal, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he would back the former president if he wins the party's 2024 presidential nomination.

The statement was McConnell's first mention of Trump weeks after he excoriated Trump on the Senate floor - calling him "morally responsible" for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, despite the fact that he was acquitted of incitement.

"My point is what happened in the past is not something relevant now, we're moving forward. We've got a new administration," said McConnell, after Baier played a clip of the scathing floor speech, while similarly declining to reveal whether he blamed Trump for the loss of two Senate seats in Georgia, or whether Trump should speak on Sunday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).