Video of Joe Mitchell’s college remarks resurfaces

A video reportedly recorded in 2017 shows Iowa congressional candidate Joe Mitchell making vulgar remarks about Black women and white people and challenging others to compare their bodies. The footage has resurfaced as Mitchell campaigns for the state’s competitive 2nd Congressional District, where he is running against Democrat Lindsay James. Mitchell was 19 and attending Drake University when the video was recorded, according to the former college friend who provided it. She told the Daily Mail she was not present when it was filmed. The footage shows Mitchell discussing his attraction to Black women and saying he wanted his children not to be white because he did not like white people. He also challenges people in the room to prove who has a larger penis and, when called racist, responds that they are the racist ones. Mitchell, now 29, said he had grown up since college. In a statement to the Daily Mail, he said he was 19 at the time and had found better friends since graduating. His attorney did not dispute the video’s authenticity and accused political opponents of trying to damage Mitchell’s campaign. The friend who supplied the footage said she came forward because...