Kentucky Senate Hopeful Daniel Cameron Praises Trump, Criticizes His Mentor, Mitch Mcconnell

Republican Senate candidate Daniel Cameron lavished praise Monday on Donald Trump and criticized his mentor Sen. Mitch McConnell , reflecting the president's dominance within the GOP and setting an early tone for what looks to be a competitive primary for a Kentucky Senate seat in 2026.

In a campaign video, Cameron said McConnell was "flat out wrong" for opposing a trio of presidential nominations , chastising the seven-term senator who helped launch Cameron's career in politics.

Seeming to part ways with McConnell on a key national security issue, Cameron declared "enough is enough" when it comes to U.S. funding for Ukraine in its war with Russia . McConnell has championed support for Ukraine and lumped Russia among adversaries he calls an "axis of aggressors" posing a fundamental threat to America and its allies.

Cameron's remarks came on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion and at a time when U.S. policies on Russia and Ukraine are shifting dramatically under Trump. They signaled a remarkable shift in power away from Kentucky's senior senator, who announced last week that he won't seek reelection after his long tenure as a power broker leading his party in the U.S. Senate.

"I'm going to be the type of senator that stands up for your constitutional rights and is going to support President Trump's 'America First' agenda," Cameron, a former aide to McConnell and later the state attorney general, said in the video.