US Democrats urge Jen Kiggans to resign for agreeing with racist ‘cottonpicking’ remark
May 12, 2026
The Republican congresswoman says she did not condone radio host’s languageUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailJen Kiggans, a Republican congresswoman, has faced calls from Democrats to resign for agreeing with a radio host after he said the top US H
ouse 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 Jeffries – who is the first Black American to lead a party in Congress – should stay out of Virginia politics. She also said she did not condone the host’s language, which multiple Democrats criticized as racist. Continue reading...
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