McConnell: Trump should correct his response to white supremacy debate question

Published September 30, 2020 7:34pm ET



Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Wednesday that President Trump should clarify his denunciation of white supremacist groups, which came across as muddled during Tuesday night’s first presidential debate.

McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said he agrees with Sen. Tim Scott, one of three black senators, who said Trump misspoke and “should correct it.”

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