Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

EleanorR

(2,374 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 04:12 PM Apr 2020

Former Putin image-maker, now HHS spokesperson, Michael Caputo makes / deletes racist tweets

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/23/politics/michael-caputo-tweets/index.html

The new spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services in a series of now-deleted tweets made racist and derogatory comments about Chinese people, said Democrats wanted the coronavirus to kill millions of people and accused the media of intentionally creating panic around the pandemic to hurt President Donald Trump.

In a series of tweets on March 12, Caputo responded to a baseless conspiracy theory that the United States brought the coronavirus to Wuhan, China, by tweeting that "millions of Chinese suck the blood out of rabid bats as an appetizer and eat the ass out of anteaters."

He followed up at another user, "Don't you have a bat to eat?" and tweeted at another user, "You're very convincing, Wang."




7 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Former Putin image-maker, now HHS spokesperson, Michael Caputo makes / deletes racist tweets (Original Post) EleanorR Apr 2020 OP
Make him defend them anytime he appears as a spokesperson Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #1
And....there's audio EleanorR Apr 2020 #2
And this piece of traitorous trash is spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services dalton99a Apr 2020 #6
Oooh, chillaxin' with the Stone... Blue Owl Apr 2020 #3
Trump? Hiring racist ?! nah ... he'd never do that on the Planet Mercury / sarc uponit7771 Apr 2020 #4
sure knows how to pick them.. stillcool Apr 2020 #5
K&R UTUSN Apr 2020 #7

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,789 posts)
1. Make him defend them anytime he appears as a spokesperson
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 04:31 PM
Apr 2020

Mr. Caputo do your strongly held views on ___ match HHS policy?

etc.
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Former Putin image-maker,...