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"House Democrats are up in arms after a GOP lawmaker suggested Rep. Judy Chu
(D-Calif.), the nation’s first Chinese American congresswoman, is disloyal to
the United States.
Rep. Lance Gooden, a third-term Texas Republican, suggested this week that Chu
should be denied access to sensitive classified materials — and investigated —
after she defended Dominic Ng, President Biden’s selection to lead U.S. trade
interests in Asia, from accusations that Ng is working on behalf of communist
leaders in Beijing.
“I question her either loyalty or competence,” Gooden told Fox News on
Wednesday. “If she doesn’t realize what’s going on then she’s totally out of
touch with one of her core constituencies.”
Chu issued a statement Thursday calling Gooden’s remarks “racist,” and her
Democratic allies in the House are now rushing to Chu’s defense and demanding
an apology from Gooden.
“At a time when anti-Asian hate continues to threaten communities, it’s
critical that we condemn these racist and xenophobic attacks immediately and
hold our fellow colleagues accountable to rid our politics of such dangerous
statements and hatred,” Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), head of the Democrats’
campaign arm, said Friday in a statement."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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