US Democrats urge Jen Kiggans to resign for agreeing with racist ‘cotton-picking’ remark
by Chris Stein and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#75JH5)
The Republican congresswoman says she did not condone radio host's language
Jen Kiggans, a Republican congresswoman, is facing calls from Democrats to resign for agreeing with a radio host after he said the top US House Democrat, Hakeem Jeffries, should get his cotton-picking hands off of Virginia".
Kiggans, who represents a swing district in southeastern Virginia, has said she was agreeing with the host that Jeffries - who is the first Black American to lead a party in Congress - should stay out of the state's politics. She also said she did not condone the host's language, which multiple Democrats criticized as racist.
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