Democrat Governor of Virginia [[Ralph Northam]] was caught wearing blackface (in the racist manner) while posing next to someone adorned in [[Ku Klux Klan]] garb.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47193273</ref> He was severely admonished, initially even by his fellow Democrats,<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2184958/virginia-governor-ralph-northams-blackface-scandal</ref> but he did not resign from his position as Governor, and calls for him to resign ended after about two weeks. | Democrat Governor of Virginia [[Ralph Northam]] was caught wearing blackface (in the racist manner) while posing next to someone adorned in [[Ku Klux Klan]] garb.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47193273</ref> He was severely admonished, initially even by his fellow Democrats,<ref>https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2184958/virginia-governor-ralph-northams-blackface-scandal</ref> but he did not resign from his position as Governor, and calls for him to resign ended after about two weeks. |