Chao, the former transportation secretary under Trump, released a statement to Politico on Wednesday addressing the repeated attacks from her former boss.
on Wednesday, saying that the insensitive remarks"say a whole lot more" about the former president than herself.
"When I was young, some people deliberately misspelled or mispronounced my name," Chao stated."Asian Americans have worked hard to change that experience for the next generation. He doesn't seem to understand that, which says a whole lot more about him than it will ever say about Asian Americans." Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, left, speaks at the 2022 Concordia Lexington Summit on April 8, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Former President Donald Trump, right, is pictured during an event at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 15, 2022. Chao on Wednesday spoke out against the verbal attacks from the former president, whom she served under during his administration.
"He says all sorts of outrageous things," Chao said when asked if she'd like to respond to a recent insult from Trump."And I don't make a point of answering any one of them."
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