on february 1, 2019, images from northam's medical school yearbook were published on the website big league politics. the photos showed an image of an unknown person in blackface and an unknown person in a ku klux klan hood on northam's page in the yearbook. a spokesman for eastern virginia medical school confirmed that the image appeared in its 1984 yearbook. shortly after the news broke, northam confirmed he appeared in the photo and issued an apology. many people including donald trump, joe biden, kamala harris, elizabeth warren, cory booker, bernie sanders and lieutenant governor justin fairfax believe northam should resign.