White House says all LA council members caught making racist remarks should resign
foxnews.comPresident Biden believes that the three Los Angeles City Council members who were involved in a closed-door meeting, in which racist language was used to describe colleagues, should resign from office, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday.
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigned from her leadership role following a leaked audio recording that captured open racist remarks made last year with other Latino council members Kevin de Leon and Gil Cedillo.
FILE: Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez at podium, and Mayor Eric Garcetti, standing to her right, are seen during a news conference at Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles on April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) "The president is glad to see that one of the participants in that conversation has resigned, but they all should.
He believes that they all should resign," Jean-Pierre said. "The language that was used and tolerated during that conversation was unacceptable and it was appalling.They should all step down." Jean-Pierre then argued Biden’s call for the council members to step down illustrated the difference between Democrat and MAGA Republicans when one of their own "says something racist or antisemitic." "We hold Democrats accountable.
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