Former Democratic Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe predicted Sunday his lieutenant governor and successor, Gov. Ralph Northam, will soon step down due to the controversy over a racist photo.
“Once that picture with the blackface and the klansman came out, there is no way you can continue to be the governor of the commonwealth of Virginia," McAuliffe said Sunday during an interview with CNN. “We all have made mistakes. Ralph will do the right thing for the commonwealth of Virginia. He will put Virginia first, and I think that will happen relatively soon."
Northam faces increasing pressure to resign after a racist photo from his 1984 medical school yearbook page emerged late last week, depicting a man in blackface and another wearing Ku Klux Klan robes and hood. The governor and former pediatric neurologist originally apologized for the image, but later backtracked and said he doesn't believe he is in the photograph. He did, however, admit he wore blackface when he dressed up as Michael Jackson for a dance competition during that same year. He has reiterated his intention to serve the remainder of his term.
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3 comments:
What about the SOTU outfits the Democrats were wareing?
They looked like they were attending a KKK meeting
Childish to say the least
Idon't know why Pence didn't just throw a glass of water on Nancy and watch her melt
Democrats have a gene that does not allow them to do the right thing. He will step down, but it will be because of threats or something worse in his closet. It certainly will not be because it is the right thing.
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