Frist Turning to Lott for Advice in New Role
Mon Jan 27 2003 11:20:37 ET
A month into his new job, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.)
has found an unlikely adviser at his side: the man he helped dethrone as
Republican leader, ROLL CALL reported on Monday.
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At least once a day, Frist said, he seeks out Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.)
for "practical ... strategic advice." Frist also sought to downplay any
rift between them even though he played a lead role in ending Lott's
tenure as leader in December, ROLL CALL's Mark Preston reveals.
"Trent knows that this was not my intention, to be in leadership, and I
understand that what happened to him, in truth, is a real tragedy,"
Frist said in an interview last week in his Capitol office, where relics
of his doctoring days remain prominently displayed. "Our friendship has
not been affected whatsoever.
"He has got knowledge and experience that nobody else in the body has,
and I talk to him about that and will continue to solicit [advice] over
the next two years," the Tennessee Republican added.
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