Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell compared himself to former President Barack Obama by noting they both have ancestors who were slave owners.
“You know, once again I find myself in the same position as President Obama, we both oppose reparations, and both are the descendants of slave holders,” McConnell said. [CNN]
Topping the news: An act of civil disobedience against Utah’s Inland Port became riotous on Tuesday and ended in eight arrests, scrapes and bruises and outrage from political leaders. [Trib] [DNews] [KUTV2] [Fox13]
-> The Salt Lake City Council is considering a new social media policy in response to a First Amendment suit by a resident who claims his online comments were censored.