In reaching out to one minority group, Republicans have fueled complaints they are pitting racial and ethnic communities against each other
with graphic footage of physical attacks on Asian Americans. The ad blames the Biden administration and other Democrats for anti-Asian violence, saying they have been soft on crime.last year found that about a third of Asian American adults said they feared during the pandemic that someone would threaten or assault them because of their race or ethnicity, far more than any other group.
Jay Chen, a Naval Reserves member and former school board member, said in an interview that he thinks “Asian American voters are going to see who really stands behind them on not just the pocketbook issues, but also on the social issues, which they care about — whether that’s gun violence, abortion rights, or who’s going to combat anti-Asian hate.” But he listed inflation and the economy first when asked about their top issues.
Chen’s campaign manager, Lindsay Barnes, said the programs were once “widely accepted” and that Chen agrees with the State Department’s analysis. Referencing the candidate’s military service in a statement, she said that as “a Taiwanese American who holds a Top Secret security clearance, Lt. Commander Jay Chen deeply understands the threat China poses to the United States.”
in racist terms on his former transportation secretary Elaine Chao, who is Chinese American, as “China-loving” “Coco Chow.”Lance Trover, a spokesman for Steel’s campaign, did not comment on Trump’s words but noted that Steel has previously denounced “hate” against Asian Americans — and that Chen was accused of mocking Steel’s accent in the spring.
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