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Was Trump the one making it political? Or were his opponents making it political by using it as a cheap excuse to accuse him of racism/xenophobia, as they did w

Was Trump the one making it political? Or were his opponents making it political by using it as a cheap excuse to accuse him of racism/xenophobia, as they did when he suggested a travel ban in March while democratic senators were explicitly encouraging citizens to visit their local chinatowns?

mikeyouse 5y ago
The amount of retconning that's being attempted to shore up how dismal of a response Trump's administration had to Covid is something to behold. People were calling trump racist/xenophobic because he was calling it the china virus and the kung flu in the face of a huge rise in attacks on AAPI americans and still lying about his travel ban and about Pelosi visiting Chinatown.. https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/trumps-false-claims-about-pelosi-and-chinatown/ https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/trumps-false-claims-about-... https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/the-facts-on-trumps-travel-restrictions/ https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/the-facts-on-trumps-travel...
tiahura 5y ago
Joe Biden and the democrats strongly supported Xi's ascent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQaBdlu4rL4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQaBdlu4rL4 So, I'd say that this actually wasn't an example of TDS the left really supports Xi and China.
- stjohnswarts 5y ago
  So you are saying the democrats knew what Xi was going to do? Why are Democrats always ascribed to having talents of precognition and ultimate power to control the country yet they are also seen as "blundering idiots" by republicans?
- andrekandre 5y ago
  biden is a liberal but he isnt a leftist by any stretch
stjohnswarts 5y ago
Two words "China virus" . He absolutely was promoting it as a theory to radicalize his base further and scare them thus making them more likely show up and vote for him so he could protect them from "the other".
soperj 5y ago
He left people on stranded on a cruise ship because he didn't want the "numbers" in February 2020.

mikeyouse 5y ago

The amount of retconning that's being attempted to shore up how dismal of a response Trump's administration had to Covid is something to behold. People were calling trump racist/xenophobic because he was calling it the china virus and the kung flu in the face of a huge rise in attacks on AAPI americans and still lying about his travel ban and about Pelosi visiting Chinatown.. https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/trumps-false-claims-about-pelosi-and-chinatown/ https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/trumps-false-claims-about-... https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/the-facts-on-trumps-travel-restrictions/ https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/the-facts-on-trumps-travel...

tiahura 5y ago

Joe Biden and the democrats strongly supported Xi's ascent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQaBdlu4rL4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQaBdlu4rL4 So, I'd say that this actually wasn't an example of TDS the left really supports Xi and China.

stjohnswarts 5y ago
So you are saying the democrats knew what Xi was going to do? Why are Democrats always ascribed to having talents of precognition and ultimate power to control the country yet they are also seen as "blundering idiots" by republicans?
andrekandre 5y ago
biden is a liberal but he isnt a leftist by any stretch

stjohnswarts 5y ago

Two words "China virus" . He absolutely was promoting it as a theory to radicalize his base further and scare them thus making them more likely show up and vote for him so he could protect them from "the other".

soperj 5y ago

He left people on stranded on a cruise ship because he didn't want the "numbers" in February 2020.