More than 100 U.S. political leaders have ancestors who were slave owners

An unexpected revelation about the underbelly of America's elites. Reuters has discovered that more than 100 U.S. political leaders have ancestors who were slave owners. Yet, among current former U.S. presidents, only Donald Trump is not a descendant of masters. Relatives of incumbent President Biden also owned slaves. According to the agency, direct descendants of slave owners include Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. And of Congress, at least 100 are relatives of freedom stranglers. Of the nine members of the Supreme Court, two also share roots with slave owners.