Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax: Northam’s Racist Photo Suggests ‘Comfort’ With White Supremacy
First statement on scandal stops short of calling for resignation.
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax broke his silence on the racism scandal enveloping Ralph Northam, less than an hour after the Democratic governor said he would not resign from office. Fairfax, the second African-American ever elected to statewie office, said of Northam: “I cannot condone the actions from his past that, at the very least, suggest a comfort with Virginia’s darker history of white supremacy, racial stereotyping, and intimidation.”
Full statement from Justin Fairfax, who would be the next governor of Virginia if Northam resigns pic.twitter.com/aicxQDtUjV
— Fenit Nirappil (@FenitN) February 2, 2019
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