McConnell has never liked or respected Trump and he will never like or respect Trump. He feared Trump's base, and now that he's been reelected then he doesn't have to pretend anymore.
Correct.
BUT
No elected Republican was made to FEAR Trump. Good politicians make them fear while smiling. But make no mistake.
The only think that motivates a swamp rat, elected or bureaucrat, to move an inch or lift an ounce is raw, naked fear of having to join the Dreaded Private Sector.
This Donald Trump never accomplished.
If, when Sally Yates refused the "no Muslims" order on January 21, 2017 Trump had fired the top 50 officials in the Justice Department, and Comey, McCabe, and all their friends, we would be living in a different world.
I don't know if he lacked the understanding, or lacked the nerve. But he failed to execute the most important responsibility of his job - "Oderint, dum metuant" (Let them hate, as long as they fear), and now we have to live with the result.
Stay safe out there.