McConnell said Davis' only connection to Kentucky is he was born there. Davis later moved to Mississippi, and Kentucky never officially joined the confederacy. McConnell suggested a better place for the statue would be at the Kentucky History Museum in Frankfort.
Leaders in states across the country have taken steps to remove Confederate symbols following the shooting deaths of nine black people in a South Carolina church last week. A 21-year-old white man has been charged with the murders.
Kentucky's Republican nominee for governor, Matt Bevin also thinks the statue should be removed.
Bevin said he applauded South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley for asking lawmakers to remove the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds. Bevin said it would be equally appropriate for Kentucky to remove the statue of Davis, the only president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Bevin also said he would be donating $500 to the Warren County NAACP scholarship fund after Politico reported he accepted a $500 campaign donation in 2013 from a white supremacist.
Democratic nominee Jack Conway also agreed with Haley's decision but said he would have to think about whether he would support removing the statue.
