'Minority Leader McConnell says the quiet part out loud.'

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. -- Charles Booker, Democratic candidate for the Senate against Republican incumbent Rand Paul.

Louisville Courier-Journal: Mitch McConnell says Black people vote just as much as 'Americans'

The Independent: Mitch McConnell sparks anger by saying Black Americans ‘are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans’

Washington Post: McConnell waves off voting concerns since Black people turn out as heavily as ‘Americans’

Newsweek: Mitch McConnell Comments Comparing 'African Americans' and 'Americans' Spark Outrage