McConnell: Blacks Vote Just As Much As “Americans”

The Louisville Courier-Journal reports:

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is trending on Twitter after making an insidious comment related to voting rights, in which he implied African Americans are not Americans.

Prior to a vote to move the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to the Senate floor failed Wednesday, McConnell was asked by a reporter about concerns among voters of color.

“Well the concern is misplaced, because if you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans,” McConnell responded. A 19-second clip of the exchange was posted to Twitter late Wednesday and has been viewed nearly 2.5 million times.

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And they wonder why we’re all demanding a voting rights act ….

Mitch McConnell says Black people vote just as much as ‘Americans’ https://t.co/lpO9qTs9DV

— Sarah Burris (@SarahBurris) January 20, 2022

“If you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a number as Americans.”
—U.S. Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnellpic.twitter.com/GhzmMwTrFJ

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) January 20, 2022