Schumer's comments — the first he's made since the scandal erupted Friday — join a growing chorus of Democrats pressuring Northam to step down, something the governor has, so far, refused to do.

"After we watched his press conference today, we called Governor Northam to tell him that we no longer believe he can effectively serve as Governor of Virginia and that he must resign," they said in a statement.

Though Speaker(D-Calif.) didn't directly call for Northam's resignation in a tweet Saturday, she urged him to "do the right thing."