Democrat Virginia Governor Ralph Northam now DENIES he is one of two men in a racist 1984 yearbook picture wearing blackface and a KKK robe after previously admitting it and REFUSES to resign
Ralph Northam now denies he was in a racist photo according to a Virginia Dem
Democrat Governor Northam’s 1984 yearbook page was revealed on Friday
Shows a man in blackface and another in an KKK hood amid other photos of him
Northam, 59, confirms that one of the men is him, but did not say which one
Follows fury at Northam’s remarks this week supporting post-birth abortion
Northam issues apology as Republicans and NAACP demand his resignation
Even fellow Democrats Kamala Harris and Julian Castro call for resignation
In video statement, Northam vows to serve out his full term as governor
By LEAH SIMPSON
DAILYMAIL.COM
2 February 2019
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam now denies appearing in a racist photograph that he on Friday apologized for.
The 59-year-old from Nassawadox has done a complete about face according to a fellow Virginia Democrat who spoke to the Associated Press off the record about a private conversation that had occurred.
It comes as Northam was allegedly calling state lawmakers Saturday to try and gain support so he can remain in office despite top politicians calling on him to resign after seeing a picture of two people wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe and another in blackface.
House Speaker Kirk Cox and Senate Majority Leader Tommy Norment said Saturday the governor had lost the public’s confidence, and it is in the state’s best interests for him to step down.
The Republicans join a growing chorus of elected officials in Virginia and elsewhere.
He lost support from virtually the entire state Democratic party and other key allies, who urged the governor to leave office.
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, the state House Democratic Caucus and the state Senate Democratic Caucus all called on Northam to resign late Friday, along with several key progressive groups that have been some of the governor’s closest political allies.
Their calls for Northam to step down came in a wave late Friday, after the Democrat confirmed in an apology on Friday that he had appeared in the photo in the 1984 yearbook from Eastern Virginia Medical School, but vowed to serve his full term in office.
He apologized for appearing in a ‘racist and offensive’ costume, but did not specify which of the two men in the photo was him.
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