Democrats Urge Kiggans to Step Down After Jeffries Remark Controversy
TL;DR
Democrats are pressing GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans to resign after she appeared to agree with a radio host’s derogatory remarks about House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries during a Virginia redistricting interview; Kiggans says she did not condone the language and did not intend to support it, but multiple Democratic leaders are calling for her resignation as she runs for reelection in a highly contested district, while Republicans defend her position.
- Democratic calls grow for GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans to resign Axios
- Jen Kiggans, Virginia Republican, Faces Uproar Over Radio Host’s Racist Remark About Jeffries The New York Times
- ‘Cotton picking’: US lawmaker condemned for racist comment about Jeffries Al Jazeera
- Top House Democrats slam Jen Kiggans over radio host’s ‘vile and racist language’ Politico
- Republican Jen Kiggans faces calls to resign for agreeing with racist ‘cotton-picking’ remark The Guardian
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