{"id":179,"date":"2026-05-12T18:36:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=179"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:36:40","slug":"a-racist-remark-about-hakeem-jeffries-sets-off-democratic-anger-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=179","title":{"rendered":"A racist remark about Hakeem Jeffries sets off Democratic anger in Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A vulnerable Republican member of Congress in Virginia set off an uproar from Democrats after she agreed with remarks by a local radio host who said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the House minority leader and a Black man, should keep his \u201ccotton-picking hands off of Virginia.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The dustup surrounding Rep. Jen Kiggans, who is facing one of the country\u2019s toughest reelection battles, is the latest chapter in Virginia\u2019s redistricting saga. Kiggans was speaking with Rich Herrera, the host of a conservative morning talk show in Richmond, to discuss the fallout from the state Supreme Court\u2019s ruling that invalidated a new congressional map Virginia voters had approved in an April referendum.<\/span><\/p>\n

During their conversation, Herrera lamented a discussion that Jeffries and Democratic members of the Virginia congressional delegation had Saturday in which lawmakers discussed the idea of having the entire Virginia Supreme Court replaced in a long-shot effort to restore the voter-approved map.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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