Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam
Herring added that the governor will no longer be able to work with lawmakers following the controversy.
“How much credibility does he have when negotiating trade agreements for the commonwealth when dealing with legislators?” Herring asked. “Honestly, for me that will always be at the back of my mind.”
Northam has faced increasing pressure from state and national leaders to resign since a photo on his page in the 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook surfaced Friday. The photo showed one man in blackface and another person dressed as a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Northam initially took responsibility for the photo and apologized for it Friday night.
“He told me personally on Friday that he acknowledges it was him in the photograph,” Herring said.
