All three cited sources were fetched and verified. (1) Fox News and (2) Newstalk KZRG both document that Schmitt, after winning the Nov 8, 2022 general election, publicly refused to support McConnell as Senate Republican leader, reaffirming his campaign-era position ("I don't endorse him for leadership"; preferred Cruz or Lee). Both attribute the exact quote "I said what I said, and I stand by those comments" to Schmitt when asked how he would vote in the leadership election. The KZRG headline matches verbatim. (3) Wikipedia confirms the mechanism/opportunity: voting in the Nov 16, 2022 leadership election was limited to those expected to serve in the 118th Congress (i.e., senators-elect like Schmitt), Rick Scott challenged McConnell, and McConnell won 37-10-1. The verified evidence supports FULL: Schmitt made the commitment during his campaign, publicly maintained it through the eve of the vote, and there is no evidence he ever backed McConnell. The only caveat — the leadership ballot was secret, so his individual vote is not in a recorded roll call — is appropriately reflected in the sub-certain 0.83 confidence rather than a downgrade, since the promise concerns a public stance he demonstrably held. No source was unreachable, no quote was fabricated, and the outcome does not overstate the evidence.