At his weekly press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader McConnell refused to condemn the so-called replacement theory, despite repeated questions from Insider and other reporters.
He said that the horrible episode in Buffalo was the result of a deranged young man who should have been sentenced to death under the law.
McConnell said that racism of any sort should be stood up by both Republicans and Democrats.
McConnell was asked if he believed Democrats were trying to change the electorate and give themselves a political advantage by granting amnesty to illegal immigrants.
He refused a third time.
He criticized the Biden administration for lifting Title 42 and said he was concerned about the openness of the southern border.
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On Saturday, an 18-year-old white man opened fire at a Tops supermarket in a predominantly Black area of Buffalo, New York, killing 10 people and wounding several others. Gendron is an avowed white nationalist and an adherent of replacement theory according to a 180-page manifesto and a collection of messages written online by someone who identified as Gendron.
In the wake of the shooting, Republicans and right-wing media have come under scrutiny for promoting watered-down versions of the theory that white people are being replaced by people of color and that the white race faces demographic and cultural extinction.
The theory has been promoted on right-wing outlets by Republican members of Congress, most notably House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York. Republicans argue that Democrats want to use immigration to diminish Republican votes and that's why they framed the replacement theory argument in terms of voter power.
The radical Democrats are planning their most aggressive move yet, a proportional election insurrection.
President Joe Biden condemned those who spread the lie for power, political game and for profit at an event in Buffalo on Tuesday, though he declined to name any particular person or identity.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed Fox News and Tucker Carlson for spreading the idea, while House Democratic leadership condemned the idea.
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