Rep. Meng Issues Statement on Trump's Tweet About Asian Americans and the Coronavirus
March 25, 2020
March 25, 2020
QUEENS, New York, March 25 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following statement on President Trump's tweet about Asian Americans and the coronavirus:
"Are you kidding me? President Trump spews xenophobia about Asian Americans and now, after an increase in threats and attacks, says he wants to protect the Asian American community?
"He says the spreading of the coronavirus is not the fault of Asian Americans after insinuating that it was?
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"Are you kidding me? President Trump spews xenophobia about Asian Americans and now, after an increase in threats and attacks, says he wants to protect the Asian American community?
"He says the spreading of the coronavirus is not the fault of Asian Americans after insinuating that it was?
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