‘Cotton picking’: US lawmaker condemned for racist comment about Jeffries
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‘Cotton picking’: US lawmaker condemned for racist comment about Jeffries

Al Jazeera 12 May 2026, 11:53 PM by InkBrief News Desk
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US Representative Jen Kiggans has been condemned by top Democrats for endorsing a racist comment about US Representative Hakeem Jeffries. Kiggans appeared on a conservative radio talk show where she agreed with the host's statement that Jeffries should "get his cotton-picking hands off of Virginia". A spokesperson for Jeffries called Kiggans' endorsement of the language "disgusting, vile and racist". Top Democrats, including Minority Whip Katherine Clark and California Governor Gavin Newsom, have called on Kiggans to resign.
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