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.
