Senate Minority LeaderMitch McConnell defended himself over comments that seemed to suggest Black voters are not Americans, following massive social media backlash.
On February 5, 2020, Sen. McConnell will hold a news conference on Capitol Hill. Samuel Corum poses for a picture.
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McConnell responded to a question about his message to concerned voters of color as he worked to defeat a Democrat-backed voting rights bill by saying that African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage.
McConnell said he left out the word "all" in his statement because he didn't want to offend Americans.
Despite McConnell's office quickly saying the senator misspoke, a social media uproar erupted with the NAACP questioning what McConnell meant by the comments.
I've never been accused of something like this before. McConnell said Friday that he hires Black staffers to senior positions in his office.
Diana DeGette called McConnell's comments about as racist as it gets.
Ahead of a vote on a voting rights bill that would set national standards for early voting and allow same-day voter registration across the country, McConnell made a controversial statement. Senate Republicans argued that the effort amounted to federal overreach into election processes that are run by states. Democrats failed to pass the legislation after Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema broke party ranks and voted against changing the Senate's filibuster rules.
McConnell accidentally left out a word when discussing Black voting patterns. The attacks were slammed by him. (Politico)
Black Americans use social media to respond to McConnell.
Senate Democrats failed to advance voting rights bill.
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