Responding to Virginia MAGA Congresswoman Jen Kiggans’s lame attempted disavowal of radio host Rich Herrera’s comment that Hakeem Jeffries should get his “cotton-picking hands” off the Old Dominion State, DCCC spokeswoman Christie Stephenson said “Jen Kiggans had her chance to disavow the vile, racist and dehumanizing comments from far-right talk show host Rich Herrera.”
“Instead, she doubled down. Then, Jen Kiggans tripled down and attempted to blame partisanship in a pathetic follow-up statement. It was a stunning failure of judgment and leadership for a so-called moderate Member of Congress representing a large, vibrant African American community in Virginia.”
“Extremists who endorse disgusting, vile and racist language are pathetic. Jen Kiggans has no interest in our nation’s progress toward a multi-racial democracy and apparently craves a return to the days of Jim Crow racial oppression in the South. That’s why MAGA Republicans in legislatures and courts across America have launched a full-scale assault on Black representation.”
Herrera’s YouTube channel on Tuesday attempted to bury the interview by deleting the clip.