republican Asian American group once for Trump now says 'we made a mistake'

[Demovictory9]

Asian American group once for Trump now says 'we made a mistake'

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/US-elections-2020/Asian-American-group-once-for-Trump-now-says-we-made-a-mistake

Less than a week before one of the most hotly contested elections in U.S. history, President Donald Trump lost the support of an Asian American group of Republicans that could be the difference in Florida and other swing states.

The National Committee of Asian American Republicans, or "Asian GOP," endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, saying in a statement Friday, "We need a president with empathy, integrity, and broadness capable of bringing all sides to the table." The group backed Trump in the 2016 contest.

Cliff Li, head of the Asian GOP, told Nikkei Asia that there has been a gradual "opinion shift" in the Asian conservative community, especially among Chinese American conservatives.

He added that he is personally enraged by Trump's finger-pointing and calling the new coronavirus the "China virus," with no regard for the effect of such rhetoric.

"Even calling it the 'kung flu' virus, he has shown a total disregard of the impact it could have on the Chinese American community," Li said.

[David__77]

1. I'm thankful for that.

...

[trc]

2. Not going to give much credit

For their announcement 4 days before the election. May have had an impact 2 months ago. Thanks for playing I suppose.

[Indykatie]

3. This is Not a Case of Better Late Than Never - Why Wait This Damn Long to Make Announcement?

[dweller]

4. CYA

just saying ...

✌🏻

[msongs]

5. they're fine w/how trump screws everyone else till its their turn. well better

exceptionally late than never I suppose

[DLCWIdem]

6. He's been calling it the Chyna virus for 9? months what took so long?

[Maraya1969]

7. They should have dumped his ass the first time he said, "China" with

the virus. But I'm glad he lost them.

He is such a sleeze.

And I have read that Asian Americans are having a hard time now because Trump encourages people to be mean to them.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

8. Deadly mistake.

I'm tired of Rethug groups expressing anger over relatively trivial issues rather than having the guts and patriotism to publicly call out his 50,000 lies and deceptions, his racism, fascism, divisiveness and four years of horrible governing such as a very bad 2017 tax bill and criminal immigrant policies (the shit list is extremely long).

And, they're a bit late to the table........

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

9. When exactly did they notice that Trump was calling this the China virus?

Last week? Can I see a picture of the very large rock they've been living under?

Jesus, I am so fucking tired of people and groups all of a sudden noticing that Trump has been disrespecting them all along. As in for at least the past four years.

[JI7]

10. So he was ok when Trump was going after blacks, hispanics and others

but when it's you it's different ?

Conservatives are such assholes but hopefully their votes will help us win this time.

[Roy Rolling]

11. Why wait so long?

It’s a Republican organization!

They do it to cover their ass, not to do what’s best for the country. They are still patiently waiting for Trump to be “presidential” or learn how to not sneer when pronouncing “Chyna”.

[Grokenstein]

12. Enjoyed the ride, but the ride's just about over.

Time to jump ship like any other bagful of rats.

[Demobrat]

13. So it's okay to call Latin American immigrants

rapists and murderers, but not okay to refer to COVID-19 as the China Virus.

Says it all about who they are.

[Stand and Fight]

23. This was exactly my immediate thought.

The kind of man Trump is shouldn’t surprise anyone. It’s been clear for decades. He’s always been a racist bigoted piece of shit. As usual, members of the GOP only care when they’re personally impacted. Truly a party of the sociopath and narcissist.

[BaronChocula]

14. "And then they came for me..."

[bringthePaine]

15. welcome

[BainsBane]

16. They sure took their time

What did they think? That the anti-immigration rhetoric didn't include them?

My sister-in-law is a Chinese immigrant and voted for Trump, but then she's a willfully low information voter. I told her that the GOP wanted to do away with birth right citizenship, and that could mean her kids, and she said that I was threatening her. There are no words for that sort of stupidity in politics. She's not a stupid person overall, but when it comes to politics she is.

[cstanleytech]

18. Probably. nt

[JI7]

20. Selfish people who think they are better than "those types of people"

they want to identify with privileged white people and feel they are in the same group better they are the good ones.

We saw this with some hispanics who were shocked that they or their family was being deported because they were one of the good ones, not like "those people" .

[BainsBane]

21. Exactly nt

[cstanleytech]

17. Ya think?!?!

[Canoe52]

19. NOW they want empathy in a leader?

[Blue Owl]

22. K&R