Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted against legislation that would protect interracial marriages on Wednesday, despite the fact that he's married to an Asian American woman.
McConnell, who is white, is the husband of former U.S. Secretary for Transportation Elaine Chao, the first woman of Asian heritage to be appointed to a presidential cabinet.
The Kentucky Republican was one of 37 GOP senators who opposed a motion to advance on the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA), but the procedural vote succeeded with a bipartisan majority of 62, with one senator not voting.
The Senate is divided, with 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, but the vote means that formal debate could take place on the legislation, while the Senate could pass the bill as early as Thursday.
The RFMA passed the House of Representatives in a bipartisan vote in July.
Many social-media users criticized McConnell following the vote and pointed to his relationship with Chao, whom he married in 1993.
I can't believe this is even a topic in 2022.
How many right wingers are against interracial marriage?
McConnell, who is white, is the husband of former U.S. Secretary for Transportation Elaine Chao, the first woman of Asian heritage to be appointed to a presidential cabinet.
The Kentucky Republican was one of 37 GOP senators who opposed a motion to advance on the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA), but the procedural vote succeeded with a bipartisan majority of 62, with one senator not voting.
The Senate is divided, with 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, but the vote means that formal debate could take place on the legislation, while the Senate could pass the bill as early as Thursday.
The RFMA passed the House of Representatives in a bipartisan vote in July.
Many social-media users criticized McConnell following the vote and pointed to his relationship with Chao, whom he married in 1993.
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I can't believe this is even a topic in 2022.
How many right wingers are against interracial marriage?