Senator McConnell Compares Himself to President Obama: "We Both Are the Descendants of Slave Owners"

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is asked by a reporter if his opposition to reparations has changed now that he has learned that his great-great-grandfathers owned slaves. "I find myself once again in the same position as President Barack Obama. We both oppose reparations and we both are the descendants of slave owners," McConnell says. close