Rep. Judy Chu and other House Democrats have fired back after a Republican congressman questioned her loyalty to the U.S. using what they say is anti-Asian rhetoric.
On Wednesday, Rep. Lance Gooden appeared on a Fox News show to discuss President Biden’s appointment of Dominic Ng to lead the country’s trade interest in Asia. House Republicans, including Gooden, have written to the FBI with claims that Ng should be investigated for potential ties to the Chinese Communist Party.and expressed outrage at their colleagues’ attempts to undermine it based on the allegations of right-wing outlets “with extensive histories of spreading misinformation.
“It is based on false information spread by an extreme, right-wing website,” Chu said in a statement. “Furthermore, it is racist. I very much doubt that he would be spreading these lies were I not of Chinese American descent.” “Attacking the loyalty of Asian Americans like @RepJudyChu is a racist trope that has harmed Asian Americans throughout US history,” LieuRep. Hakeem Jeffries said Gooden’s “slanderous accusation of disloyalty” aimed at Chu was “dangerous, unconscionable and xenophobic.”Gooden accused
Other House Democrats, including Rep. Adam B. Schiff, denounced Gooden’s comments as “xenophobic and racist.” Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucussaying Gooden’s comments reflected racist profiling of Chinese Americans by right-wing extremists that was “incredibly dangerous.”
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