President Biden has called for the resignation of the three beleaguered Los Angeles city councilmembers who were caught on tape making racist comments. The audio was recorded last year and recently leaked. It featured Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León making racist remarks about Indigenous and Black people in Los Angeles. Nury Martinez, who referred to the Black son of another city councilmember as a “little monkey” in Spanish, announced yesterday she was taking a leave of absence from her post. On Tuesday, scores of protesters gathered outside L.A. City Hall and packed the council chamber demanding resignations.

Protester: “We’re the most marginalized community in the city. So I’m going to say all this. I challenge all of you on the City Council. Y’all need to address anti-Black racism. And if you don’t, we will. You have two choices: being on the right side of history or being on the wrong side of history. Please.”