Sen. Mitch McConnell Calls His Remark About Blacks Voting ‘In Just as High a Percentage as Americans’ an ‘Inadvertent’ Mistake, Says Backlash Is Offensive
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is furious over criticisms he’s receiving this week after seemingly implying that Black people were not American. The “inadvertent omission” occurred when the Republican politician was asked on Jan. 19 what he would tell Black voters who may be worried about their right to vote if Congress failed to pass…
