Rep. Ted Lieu responds to being called an 'agent of China'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., fired back on Twitter Friday after a social media user accused him of being an "agent of China."

Lieu, who served in the Air Force and is currently in the reserve, had a sharp response after being accused of spreading Chinese propaganda. The Twitter user also called for Lieu to be charged with treason.

"I served on active duty in the United States military to defend your right to say stupid, racist s--t about me," he tweeted.

The Twitter user had responded to Lieu's previous tweet that criticized those who still believe COVID-19 is "just like the flu." Lieu, whose known to be a vocal member of the House, told NBC Asian America that speaking up comes with a "fair share" of racist replies. He explained that his duty to defending the Constitution and calling out racism are not mutually exclusive concepts.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rep-ted-lieu-responds-to-being-called-an-agent-of-china/ar-BB12sDqE?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=hplocalnews

Touche'

[SunSeeker]

1. K & R

[dalton99a]

2. And he's from Taiwan.

I suppose it's the same as China to many, including some in this forum

[tarheelsunc]

9. It is my understanding that most Taiwanese people are proponents of the "One China" policy. eom.

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

12. Older folks

This is generally true of people who grew up in Taiwan in the 1940s to 1960s. Younger generations tend to think of themselves as Taiwanese rather than Chinese.

[bluestarone]

3. TRUE AMERICAN he is!

The true agent (RUSSIAN) is in the white-House

[keithbvadu2]

7. Putin's Agent Orange

[FailureToCommunicate]

14. "Putin's Agent Orange" !

Good one!

[dalton99a]

4. Thank Bill Maher

[CaptYossarian]

10. You saw that too?

He never fails to deliver at least one disappointing sentence in a full hour of programming. In his quest to push the envelope, he must realize the upcoming consequences because of the number of newly empowered damn fools that slither around America in Trump's Aryan Utopia.

Yes, the virus originated in China, but do we hate the ocean when a hurricane pays us a visit?

Maher went to an Ivy League school. He certainly must know better ways of expressing himself that won't cause more vandalism and violence against non-whites.

Comedy should be funny, not tragic.

[Paladin]

15. Yeah, I heard about Maher's ugly "China Virus" touting.

Thanks for making a shitty situation even shittier, Maher. DUers, quit watching this liberal-bashing asshole's show. Take it from me: you won't miss it.

[DFW]

5. And I'd bet that the only service record of the Twitter Twat that dissed him

That was probably at a full service island at the local Exxon gas station.

[crickets]

6. Good for him. K&R

[kairos12]

8. Glad he responded to those Trumpist brownshirt dotards.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

11. Attn. GOP: Rep. Ted Lieu is not triggered.

In fact, he's too busy looking after their interests to even be bothered.

Link to tweet

Text:

Rep. Ted Lieu @RepTedLieu
Funding for community health centers is essential to combating #COVID19 & meeting the health care needs of the underserved in #CA33 & across our nation. That's why we're requesting additional emergency supplemental funding for our CHCs in the next #coronavirus relief package.
4:33 PM · Apr 10, 2020

KY...........

[Haggis for Breakfast]

13. These racist fuckholes said the same thing about Gary Locke.

Lock was elected TWICE as Governor of Washington State (1997-2005). He's a good man and he was a good governor.

I HATE racists of all stripes. To me, racism is the height of staggering stupidity. That anyone would look at another person and believe them to be inferior because of the color of eight layers of their exterior dermal tissue is the very definition of manufactured stupidity.

I served a career in the NAVY. Racism destroys our humanity. When you're under enemy fire, it does not matter what color the person next to you is. The only thing you care about is whether or not they have your back, and, in turn, you have theirs. Nothing else matters. If it is irrelevant then, why should it EVER be relevant ?

[Gothmog]

18. That ad is disgusting

Link to tweet

[cabot]

16. disgusting

A) I think he's originally from Taiwan but has lived in the US since he was a toddler; and B) If anyone is an agent of a foreign country it is the orange shitgibbon and his hard-on for Russia/North Korea.

[Gothmog]

17. Govenor Gary Locke statement on Trump's campaign ad.

Link to tweet

[niyad]

19. "Lieu, whose known". . . Really?. "Who is known". Sloppy editing.