Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Wednesday criticized the media coverage of Covington Catholic High School students who were depicted in a viral video of an encounter with protesters during the March for Life in Washington, D.C., last week.
“Unfortunately for the students of Covington Catholic High School, their participation has resulted in threats on their lives,” said McConnell, who represents Kentucky. “Far left activists and and members of the national and state media isolated a very few seconds of video footage, straight out of context, and many decided it was time to attack and denigrate these young people.”
McConnell gave credit to the media outlets and commentators who backtracked after the full video was released, showing the students did not instigate the confrontation, but rather were approached by protesters.
The school was closed Tuesday because of security threats.
“The school’s administration is working closely with law enforcement but it’s unclear when any sense of normalcy might return,” McConnell said. “This time it’s families in my home state who are paying the price for exercising their freedoms.”
