Rick Scott gains more endorsements for Senate Majority Leader, including Sens. Johnson, Paul

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is picking up some prominent endorsements for Senate Majority Leader, including Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis.

"President Trump needs Rick Scott as Majority Leader to shepherd his bold agenda through the U.S. Senate!" Johnson wrote on the social media platform, X.

Scott previously challenged Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., for leadership in the wake of the 2022 midterms, but was unsuccessful. McConnell plans to step down soon and Scott is vying against Sens. John Thune, R-S.D.; and John Cornyn, R-Texas; to lead the conference.

"I will be supporting Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader," Paul wrote on social media on Saturday. "The status quo of $2 Trillion annual deficits is unsustainable."

Conservative leaders including Tucker Carlson, Turning Point USA President Charlie Kirk and grassroots activist Scott Pressler have endorsed Scott. 

Tennessee GOP Sen. Bill Hagerty announced that he would also be supporting Scott in a thread on X.

Scott appears to have the backing of a cadre of conservative senators, many of whom opposed McConnell's hawkish foreign policy efforts and are more closely aligned with Trump than the old guard GOP.

The conservative Washington Examiner is endorsing either of the other two candidates for the position, Senators John Thune of South Dakota or John Cornyn of Texas. The vote is set for this Wednesday, November 13.