Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I muri i te pupuhi 2015
I tētahi whare karakia o mua, i whakahe a McConnell i ngā kaupapa o te kaipatu, i roto i tana kī kāore ia e tohu ana i te haki o te Rōpū, i te Tonga rānei. I tautoko hoki ia i te whakatau a te Kawana a Nikki Haley ki te tango i te haki Confederate mai i te Whare Kawanatanga o South Carolina.