MSNBC's Joe Scarborough delivered a rapid -- and extensive -- fact-check to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's defense of the filibuster.
The Kentucky Republican insisted the Senate maneuver had "no racial history at all, none," and claimed there was "no dispute among historians" -- which Princeton historian Kevin Kruse strongly disputed in a series of tweets showing all the times the filibuster has been used to block progress in civil rights.
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1874
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1875
Filibuster against a pension for a black official, 1906
Filibuster against confirmation of a black official, 1909 pic.twitter.com/FGBIGvARkQ
— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) March 23, 2021
Scarborough then read the list on "Morning Joe" to show why the filibuster must go to help the Democratic majority pass legislation to block Republican attempts to limit access to the ballot box after Donald Trump's election loss.
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