US Democrats urge Jen Kiggans to resign for agreeing with racist ‘cotton-picking’ remark

The Republican congresswoman says she did not condone radio host’s language US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Jen Kiggans, a Republican congresswoman, has faced calls from Democrats to resign for agreeing with a radio host after he said top US House Democrat, Hakeem Jeffries, should get his “cotton-picking hands off of Virginia”.Kiggans, who represents Virginia’s second US House district, 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 Virginia politics. She also said she did not condone the host’s language, which multiple Democrats criticized as racist. Continue reading...