Extra Extra: Trump Refuses To Apologize Over Central Park 5: 'They Admitted Their Guilt'

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• It's not surprising that Mitch McConnell doesn't believe in reparations—it is shocking that he said this: "We've tried to deal with our original sin of slavery by fighting a civil war, by passing landmark civil rights legislation. We elected an African American president."
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• Trump was asked about his campaign against the Central Park Five, and he of course refused to apologize for saying they should be executed: "You have people on both sides of that. They admitted their guilt."
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• Joe Biden stopped by Stonewall today and bought everyone a round of drinks.
• Here come the sobriety influencers.
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• If you're going to cheat, then at least build a special pen to do so.
• And finally, what a precious angel beast: