Backlash Builds As Jen Kiggans Doubles Down And Refuses to Apologize for Agreeing With Racist Remarks

Now a wave of news coverage is highlighting how Kiggans has doubled down and refused to apologize and forcefully condemn the racist remarks. Black voters make up roughly 1 out of every 4 voters in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. 

See the coverage for yourself:

• NBC News: GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans faces backlash for agreeing with ‘cotton-picking’ comment about Hakeem Jeffries
• New York Times: A Racist Remark About Jeffries Sets Off Democratic Anger in Virginia
• Politico: Top House Democrats slam Jen Kiggans over radio host’s ‘vile and racist language’
• WTKR: Rep. Kiggans faces criticism following Richmond radio interview
• Virginian-Pilot: Kiggans faces criticism after radio show host made racist remarks
• WAVY: Kiggans denies Dems criticism that she condoned racist remarks
• The Grio: Va. GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans faces calls to resign after agreeing with racist comment targeting Hakeem Jeffries
• Reuters: Democrats call on Republican lawmaker to resign for agreeing with ‘cotton-picking’ remark
• USA Today: GOP lawmaker criticized after racist on‑air remark
• Virginia Scope: Democrats call on Kiggans to resign after radio interview
• Axios: Key Republican faces Democratic calls to resign over radio interview
• Roll Call: Democrats want Kiggans out over ‘cotton-picking’ episode
• MSNOW: Rep. Kiggans defends response after radio host’s racial remark aimed at Jeffries
• People: Congresswoman Urged to Resign for Agreeing with Radio Host’s Demand That Hakeem Jeffries Get His ‘Cotton-Picking Hands’ Off Virginia
• Washington Times: ‘Openly racist and vile remarks’: Dems demand apology from Kiggans for agreeing with radio host
• Newsweek: Republican Faces Calls To Resign Over Radio Host’s ‘Cotton-Picking’ Remark
• Daily Beast: Republican Hit With Calls to Resign After Shocking Radio Interview
• The Guardian: US Democrats urge Jen Kiggans to resign for agreeing with racist ‘cotton-picking’ remark
• The Hill: Jeffries’s office slams Kiggans for agreeing with a conservative host’s ‘cotton-picking’ remarks
• Washington Examiner: Jeffries condemns Virginia Republican over agreement with ‘cotton-picking’ remark
• The New Republic: MAGA Virginia Rep. Thinks Hakeem Jeffries Has “Cotton-Picking Hands”
• Daily Mail: Embattled Republican faces brutal calls to quit after backing radio host’s ‘cotton-picking’ crack at Democratic leader
• Mediaite: House Republican Agrees With Radio Host Slamming Hakeem Jeffries’s ‘Cotton-Picking Hands’
• RawStory: ‘The hood is off’: Internet explodes over GOP lawmaker’s ‘brazenly racist’ interview

DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin:
“Jen Kiggans made clear where she stands by agreeing with openly racist and vile remarks. By refusing to unequivocally apologize for her comments, Kiggans is demonstrating that she is unfit to represent Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District.” 

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