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 Jeffri...

By Reuters and Guardian staff