Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) will appear at a 2:30 p.m. ET press conference to address the racist yearbook photo that has allies calling for him to step down. Northam has said he will not resign.
WATCH LIVE: Northam To Address Racist Photo Controversy At 2 30 PM ET
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February 2, 2019 2:19 p.m.
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I cannot watch this. Is he bringing his shovel? (It is like watching someone dying of cancer, smoking through a tracheotomy hole.)
Summary: “Oh that blackface costume”
ETA: Actually, this is a much better statement than I expected. He admits mistakes, says he does not expect forgiveness, claims to have learned and grown, and asks to be given the chance to be judged by his actions as the man he’s become and is now.
Dude, even if you were dressed as Michael Jackson, you are in a picture with a guy dressed as a KKK member.
Missed it. So what did he say?