#BREAKING: @RalphNortham says he does not believe he is either individual in the racist yearbook photo, claims he only saw the picture for the first time recently through his staffpic.twitter.com/lDh0J55FjP
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"I stand by my statement of apology to the many Virginians who were hurt by seeing this content on a yearbook page that belongs to me. It is disgusting...It is racist. And it was my responsibility to recognize and prevent it from being published in the first place"
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"In the hour since I made my statement yesterday, I reflected with my family and classmates from the time and affirmed my conclusion that I am not the person in that photo." -
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@GovernorVA says he was not surprised the photo was in his yearbook, because such "abhorrent" actions "commonplace." "My belief that I did not wear that costume or attend that party stems in part from my clear memory of other mistakes I made in the same period of my life."pic.twitter.com/FEWEu5JVvV5 replies 4 retweets 3 likesShow this thread -
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@RalphNortham admits he once "darkened" his face as part of a Michael Jackson costume. "It is because my memory of that episode is so vivid that I truly do not believe I am in the picture in my yearbook. You remember these things."pic.twitter.com/dpuCanFIkF8 replies 3 retweets 3 likesShow this thread -
"In some ways, my personal history mirrors that of this commonwealth. There are actions and behaviors in my past that were hurtful. But like Virginia, I have also made significant progress in how I approach these issues. I am far from perfect and I can always strive to do more. "pic.twitter.com/96pfRVwZY2
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@RalphNortham says he won't resign as@GovernorVA because " I cannot in good conscience choose the path that would be easier for me in an effort to duck my responsibility to reconcile." He asks for the "opportunity to earn your forgiveness."pic.twitter.com/P7hox35ZMM6 replies 4 retweets 5 likesShow this thread -
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@RalphNortham says he will work to "correct the record" with his colleagues to win their support so he can "maintain their faith in me, to maintain my ability to lead and we will all hopefully work together and move forward. "@vademocratspic.twitter.com/zEg28GRwOu2 replies 3 retweets 3 likesShow this thread -
"I plan to continue to lead. If we get to the point where we feel that we're not effective, that we're not efficient, not only for our caucuses but the Commonwealth of Virginia, then we will revisit this and make decisions" -
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"Right now...we will continue to collect information to -- to definitively prove in addition to my word that I'm not in that picture. " - @RalphNortham
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This means he is currently looking for some patsy to take the fall for him and claim that they are the ones in the KKK costume and not him.
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