The private angst over Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public

[22lcidw]

Trump would have been impeached twice if McConnell did not have his back.

McConnells wife is from Taiwan. Taiwan is not known for their affinity for China

Prog insurrectionists went to her home and threatened McConnel and her.

 

[okfine]

Over the past several months, the leading Republican presidential candidate has launched a series of racist attacks on the wife of the Republican Party’s Senate leader, a woman who once served in his Cabinet.

But while former President Donald Trump’s taunts at Elaine Chao — demeaning her as “Coco Chow” or a variation of Mitch McConnell’s “China-loving wife” — have been mostly met with silence from fellow GOP officials, the main target of them is now speaking out.

“When I was young, some people deliberately misspelled or mispronounced my name. Asian Americans have worked hard to change that experience for the next generation,” Chao said in a statement to POLITICO. “He doesn’t seem to understand that, which says a whole lot more about him than it will ever say about Asian Americans.”

On at least a half a dozen occasions, Trump has taken to his social media platform, Truth Social, to criticize McConnell’s leadership, and to suggest, among other things, that he is conflicted because of his wife’s connection to China. Last fall, in a message widely viewed by Republicans and Democrats as a threat, he said that McConnell “has a DEATH WISH.”

“Trump’s repeated racist attacks on Elaine Chao are beneath the office he once held and particularly despicable in this moment when the Asian American community has been subject to threats and harassment,” said Alyssa Farah, a former administration official turned critic of Trump.

“It’s a bizarre obsession he has with her,” said Scott Jennings, a Republican strategist and former McConnell aide. “If you heard someone on the street making these rants you’d expect to see them in a sandwich board or a straight jacket.”

The private angst over Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public

His rhetoric “says a whole lot more about him than it will ever say about Asian Americans.”

www.politico.com

Of course Trump beats up on her when she quit after his despicable Jan 6 coup attempt. It's called an easy out. You know that Trump took forever to get anyone seated in his cabinet. I'm sure he knew how crooked she is and how he could get in on her and her husband's Chinese access.

 

[odanny]

am I wrong??

You usually are.

 

[two_iron]

Dims like to dissect Trump's every utterance.... it distracts from their proclivity for fucking children, which is still considered somewhat distasteful.... even in their own circles.

 

[rightwinger]

Dims like to dissect Trump's every utterance.... it distracts from their proclivity for fucking children, which is still considered somewhat distasteful.... even in their own circles.

So mocking someone for a Chinese name is not worthy of comment?

 

[progressive hunter]

So mocking someone for a Chinese name is not worthy of comment?

what else can you mock them for??

 

[okfine]

Trump would have been impeached twice if McConnell did not have his back.

McConnells wife is from Taiwan. Taiwan is not known for their affinity for China

Her father's shipping business has huge ties with China and she lobbied for US port access.

 

[Godboy]

Over the past several months, the leading Republican presidential candidate has launched a series of racist attacks on the wife of the Republican Party’s Senate leader, a woman who once served in his Cabinet.

But while former President Donald Trump’s taunts at Elaine Chao — demeaning her as “Coco Chow” or a variation of Mitch McConnell’s “China-loving wife” — have been mostly met with silence from fellow GOP officials, the main target of them is now speaking out.

“When I was young, some people deliberately misspelled or mispronounced my name. Asian Americans have worked hard to change that experience for the next generation,” Chao said in a statement to POLITICO. “He doesn’t seem to understand that, which says a whole lot more about him than it will ever say about Asian Americans.”

On at least a half a dozen occasions, Trump has taken to his social media platform, Truth Social, to criticize McConnell’s leadership, and to suggest, among other things, that he is conflicted because of his wife’s connection to China. Last fall, in a message widely viewed by Republicans and Democrats as a threat, he said that McConnell “has a DEATH WISH.”

“Trump’s repeated racist attacks on Elaine Chao are beneath the office he once held and particularly despicable in this moment when the Asian American community has been subject to threats and harassment,” said Alyssa Farah, a former administration official turned critic of Trump.

“It’s a bizarre obsession he has with her,” said Scott Jennings, a Republican strategist and former McConnell aide. “If you heard someone on the street making these rants you’d expect to see them in a sandwich board or a straight jacket.”

The private angst over Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public

His rhetoric “says a whole lot more about him than it will ever say about Asian Americans.”

www.politico.com

"Coco" is a racist word for asians? I dont understand the name at all. Where does "Coco" come from? It seems like im missing the joke here.

 

[two_iron]

So mocking someone for a Chinese name is not worthy of comment?

Trump is commenting on their racketeering operations. Is that a problem for you?

Accept that you fear what you don't understand.

 

[theHawk]

Over the past several months, the leading Republican presidential candidate has launched a series of racist attacks on the wife of the Republican Party’s Senate leader, a woman who once served in his Cabinet.

But while former President Donald Trump’s taunts at Elaine Chao — demeaning her as “Coco Chow” or a variation of Mitch McConnell’s “China-loving wife” — have been mostly met with silence from fellow GOP officials, the main target of them is now speaking out.

“When I was young, some people deliberately misspelled or mispronounced my name. Asian Americans have worked hard to change that experience for the next generation,” Chao said in a statement to POLITICO. “He doesn’t seem to understand that, which says a whole lot more about him than it will ever say about Asian Americans.”

On at least a half a dozen occasions, Trump has taken to his social media platform, Truth Social, to criticize McConnell’s leadership, and to suggest, among other things, that he is conflicted because of his wife’s connection to China. Last fall, in a message widely viewed by Republicans and Democrats as a threat, he said that McConnell “has a DEATH WISH.”

“Trump’s repeated racist attacks on Elaine Chao are beneath the office he once held and particularly despicable in this moment when the Asian American community has been subject to threats and harassment,” said Alyssa Farah, a former administration official turned critic of Trump.

“It’s a bizarre obsession he has with her,” said Scott Jennings, a Republican strategist and former McConnell aide. “If you heard someone on the street making these rants you’d expect to see them in a sandwich board or a straight jacket.”

The private angst over Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public

His rhetoric “says a whole lot more about him than it will ever say about Asian Americans.”

www.politico.com

What is racist about it?
China is a nationality not a race.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

Over the past several months, the leading Republican presidential candidate has launched a series of racist attacks on the wife of the Republican Party’s Senate leader, a woman who once served in his Cabinet.

But while former President Donald Trump’s taunts at Elaine Chao — demeaning her as “Coco Chow” or a variation of Mitch McConnell’s “China-loving wife” — have been mostly met with silence from fellow GOP officials, the main target of them is now speaking out.

“When I was young, some people deliberately misspelled or mispronounced my name. Asian Americans have worked hard to change that experience for the next generation,” Chao said in a statement to POLITICO. “He doesn’t seem to understand that, which says a whole lot more about him than it will ever say about Asian Americans.”

On at least a half a dozen occasions, Trump has taken to his social media platform, Truth Social, to criticize McConnell’s leadership, and to suggest, among other things, that he is conflicted because of his wife’s connection to China. Last fall, in a message widely viewed by Republicans and Democrats as a threat, he said that McConnell “has a DEATH WISH.”

“Trump’s repeated racist attacks on Elaine Chao are beneath the office he once held and particularly despicable in this moment when the Asian American community has been subject to threats and harassment,” said Alyssa Farah, a former administration official turned critic of Trump.

“It’s a bizarre obsession he has with her,” said Scott Jennings, a Republican strategist and former McConnell aide. “If you heard someone on the street making these rants you’d expect to see them in a sandwich board or a straight jacket.”

The private angst over Donald Trump’s racist attacks on Elaine Chao goes public

His rhetoric “says a whole lot more about him than it will ever say about Asian Americans.”

www.politico.com

What’s racist about that?

 

[two_iron]

"Coco" is a racist word for asians? I dont understand the name at all. Where does "Coco" come from? It seems like im missing the joke here.

Everything with the shitlibs is "nuanced".

It requires convoluted, incoherent explanations to get from Point A to Point Racism... well, that and a measure of industrial-grade lying.

I find it more productive to laugh and point at them rather than to actually engage and play along with their mental illnesses.

 

[Magnus]

What’s a sandwich board?

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

"Coco" is a racist word for asians? I dont understand the name at all. Where does "Coco" come from? It seems like im missing the joke here.

.



Japanese call blacks "kokujin".

I always thought the "koku" was derived from the word "cocoa" or chocolate.

My Japanese in-laws are gone so I can't ask them to clarify.




.

 

[rightwinger]

so the people of taiwan are not Chinese??

funny since they consider themselves chinese,,

taiwan is an island and is a part of china but managed to hold off the takeover by the CCP,,

Ethnically….yes
Politically ….not even close


You didn’t know that?

 

[rightwinger]

Trump is commenting on their racketeering operations. Is that a problem for you?

Accept that you fear what you don't understand.

Yes it is

When he accuses a woman born in Taiwan of “racketeering” with Communist China

She was in his Cabinet, he should know better

 

[progressive hunter]

Ethnically….yes
Politically ….not even close


You didn’t know that?

I clearly defined that,,

so I was right and you were wrong,,,

 

[366h34d]

taiwan is china,,,

You need to be clear Taiwan is Republic of china

 

[366h34d]

Yes it is

When he accuses a woman born in Taiwan of “racketeering” with Communist China

She was in his Cabinet, he should know better

He is not wrong. Many Taiwanese are CCP sympathizers, such as the Kuomintang, Tsai Eng-meng ... So, being born in Taiwan does not mean you are against CCP.

 

[366h34d]

so the people of taiwan are not Chinese??

funny since they consider themselves chinese,,

taiwan is an island and is a part of china but managed to hold off the takeover by the CCP,,

You are dead wrong. Not all Taiwanese believe they are Chinese. It is a very complex issue. The first issue is we need to define "what is Chinese?"