Virginia Democrats are taking a stand against racism by boycotting Donald Trump’s appearance in Jamestown today:

“We will not be attending any part of the commemorative session where Donald Trump is in attendance,” the Virginia House Democrats said on Twitter. https://t.co/3xl2gHki5A — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 30, 2019

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The state Democratic legislative caucus and the Black Legislative Caucus both said Monday they would boycott the ceremony. The decision comes at a time when Trump has heighten racial tensions with a series of tweets critical of black lawmakers in Washington. “We will not be attending any part of the commemorative session where Donald Trump is in attendance,” the Virginia House Democrats said on Twitter. “The current President does not represent the values that we would celebrate at the 400th anniversary of the oldest democratic body in the western world.

Really.

We're going to need a bigger irony meter. https://t.co/3E2AFfOgWR — JWF (@JammieWF) July 30, 2019

Actually, we’re gonna need two. Because this is also a thing that’s happening:

The story of Virginia is rooted in the simultaneous pursuit of both liberty and enslavement. A true commemoration of the founding of our democracy requires us to examine how we have lived up to our ideals, or failed to do so.https://t.co/XgtXYdd63c — Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) July 30, 2019

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Among those who were not included were the first “stolen Africans” who arrived weeks later and were sold into enslavement here, he said. “The story of Virginia was rooted in the simultaneous pursuit of liberty and enslavement.”

Ralph Northam said that. Ralph. Effing. Northam.

Are you serious? — Blueceltic (@JBoBeanie) July 30, 2019

I notice nobody announced they were boycotting the appearance of this two-faced SOB. https://t.co/oah75i9oMw — Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) July 30, 2019

Is this real life?

Are you “dressing up” for the event? — Gilmore Tuttle (@BulldogsTuttle) July 30, 2019

Yes let's examine how we have lived up to that pic.twitter.com/reTd7Nkiu5 — Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) July 30, 2019

Tell us the story Coonman. pic.twitter.com/T6XQvPQswQ — John Carlos (@TabbyMean) July 30, 2019

Coonman lectures Virginians on the evils of racism. https://t.co/OoOiBQeLq2 — Sam Valley (@SamValley) July 30, 2019

Racist says what? pic.twitter.com/K6agGvBeAy — Just Wing It Baby! (@FanWingo) July 30, 2019

It’s almost like you are trying to put a new “ face” on Virginia politics — Well mannered (@mannerlygamer) July 30, 2019