Protesters flooded the Oct. 11 Los Angeles City Council meeting after council President Nury Martinez stepped down over a leaked conversation—with two other councilors and a labor union president—that contain racially disparaging comments about Councilman Mike Bonin’s adopted black son and other ethnic groups.
The audio recording sparked outrage, with President Joe Biden joining a group of California politicians—including Gov. Gavin Newsom, Rep. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), LA mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, and several councilmembers—in condemning the officials involved.
“[Biden] believes that they should all resign,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Oct. 11. “The language that was used and tolerated during that conversation was unacceptable and it was appalling—they should all step down.”…