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Old Photo of Sen. McConnell in Front of Confederate Flag Resurfaces

HeadlineFeb 05, 2019

Amid the ongoing scandal in Virginia, an old photo showing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell posing in front of a large Confederate flag has resurfaced. The photo first circulated in 2015 and is said to be from a Sons of Confederate Veterans event in the early 1990s.

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