Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is in hot water for suggesting that black voters are not truly American.
McConnell’s remarks came shortly after Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) refused to allow changes to the Senate filibuster rules so that the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act could be debated and voted on.
During a press conference, McConnell was asked about concerns by voters of color who fear their access to the polls will be restricted in the 2022 midterm elections, to which the Kentucky Republican replied:
“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.”
That was all it took to set off a wave of revulsion and anger on social media:
I need you to understand that this is who Mitch McConnell is.
Being Black doesn’t make you less of an American, no matter what this craven man thinks.
pic.twitter.com/Esk1NgIhD9— Charles Booker (@Booker4KY) January 20, 2022
Shockingly racist, even for McConnell. https://t.co/5pBto6iz4Q
— Marty McKee (@MartyMcKee) January 20, 2022
Holy shit:
Mitch McConnell: “African-American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as American voters.”
Toni Morrison: “In this country, American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.”
— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) January 20, 2022
Sen. Mitch McConnell just said the quiet part out loud.
He doesn’t think African Americans are Americans…the one word “Americans” is only reserved for White folks, huh, Mitch? https://t.co/D5MqzUmtDh
— Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) January 20, 2022
Tell me you’re a white supremacist without telling me you’re a white supremacist.
Mitch McConnell: “African-American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as American voters.”
Jesus fvcking Christ. A bit of overkill, Mitch.
Those damn racist Dems!🤦♂️#DemVoice1 pic.twitter.com/t5kzKffY1r
— The Jewish Ginger Resister (@JewishResister) January 20, 2022
Thank you @LeaderMcConnell for making it clear that the #Deplorable racism exhibited by your party’s leader was not an aberration, but the very core of your existence. I guess your party could have tried to, you know, win over voters by doing the right thing, but you chose this.
— William F Tulloch 🏳️🌈 (@CPTDoomDC) January 20, 2022
And there you have it folks. If you had any doubts that these republicans consider Black ppl Americans, this should settle that question for you.
— Queen D’VH 🏳️🌈🇺🇸💛🐝 (@DiAndraM) January 20, 2022
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