and to prove that he is not one of those men. and he s asking the voters in virginia to give him time to do that, and he is standing by his decision not to step down. jon? jon: garrett tenney live in richmond, thanks, garrett. so claims of racism rock another political career, but we ve been here before. jackie heinrich has a look back at political scandals centered on charges of racism. reporter: well, jon, this scandal in virginia comes on the heels of yet another black face incident that cost the florida secretary of state his job. just last week mike ertel had a photo that came out, he d been in his position for just under a month. governor desantis said i don t want to get mired into side controversies. i felt it was best to accept the resignation and move on. i want people to be able to lead and not have these things swirling around them. and then earlier in january congressman steve king of iowa was stripped of his committee seats after defending his
and to prove that he is not one of those men. and he s asking the voters in virginia to give him time to do that, and he is standing by his decision not to step down. jon? jon: garrett tenney live in richmond, thanks, garrett. so claims of racism rock another political career, but we ve been here before. jackie heinrich has a look back at political scandals centered on charges of racism. reporter: well, jon, this scandal in virginia comes on the heels of yet another black face incident that cost the florida secretary of state his job. just last week mike ertel had a photo that came out, he d been in his position for just under a month. governor desantis said i don t want to get mired into side controversies. i felt it was best to accept the resignation and move on. i want people to be able to lead and not have these things swirling around them. and then earlier in january congressman steve king of iowa was stripped of his committee