Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell drew a comparison to President Barack Obama when asked about a news story revealing his ancestors owned slaves.

“I find myself once again in the same position as President Obama,” the Kentucky Republican said, who likes to make an occasional comparison with the former Democratic president. “We both oppose reparations and we both are the descendants of slaveholders.”

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