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CNN Anchor Grills Lawmaker for Comparing Black Kid to ‘Luxury Handbag’<!-- wp:html --><p>CNN</p> <p>CNN anchor <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-anchor-kate-bolduan-chokes-up-when-stephanie-pizzoferrato-holds-up-ashes-of-daughter-killed-in-shooting">Kate Bolduan</a> relentlessly held Los Angeles Councilman Kevin de León’s feet to the fire on Tuesday, asking the embattled Democrat why he wasn’t resigning in the face of his racist remarks about another councilman’s young Black child.</p> <p>Following a<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/la-city-councilmembers-gil-cedillo-and-kevin-de-leon-stripped-of-committee-assignments"> bombshell tape that was leaked in October</a> featuring him and other councilmembers making racist remarks about their colleagues, de León has refused to resign—even as others who participated in that meeting have quit in disgrace.</p> <p>After avoiding City Council meetings for the past two months, de León finally made a rare public appearance last week—and<a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/la-councilman-kevin-de-leon-gets-in-fight-with-activist-upon-return-after-racism-scandal"> ended up getting into a physical altercation</a> with an activist as protesters urged de León to resign. Both the councilman and the protester have filed battery complaints against each other, and the Los Angeles Police Department is investigating.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-anchor-kate-bolduan-grills-kevin-de-leon-for-comparing-black-kid-to-handbag?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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CNN anchor Kate Bolduan relentlessly held Los Angeles Councilman Kevin de León’s feet to the fire on Tuesday, asking the embattled Democrat why he wasn’t resigning in the face of his racist remarks about another councilman’s young Black child.

Following a bombshell tape that was leaked in October featuring him and other councilmembers making racist remarks about their colleagues, de León has refused to resign—even as others who participated in that meeting have quit in disgrace.

After avoiding City Council meetings for the past two months, de León finally made a rare public appearance last week—and ended up getting into a physical altercation with an activist as protesters urged de León to resign. Both the councilman and the protester have filed battery complaints against each other, and the Los Angeles Police Department is investigating.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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