Meghan McCain apologizes for previously backing Trump's anti-Asian rhetoric

[RandySF]

After eight people were killed in the Atlanta area last week — including six women of Asian descent — Meghan McCain, cohost of “The View,” expressed regret about her previous comments that supported former President Trump’s anti-Asian rhetoric.

“STOP ASIAN HATE” she tweeted Wednesday, punctuating her message with three broken-heart emojis.

Thousands responded to her post with likes. But for TV host John Oliver, who opened Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight” by placing the shootings in the context of anti-Asian racism in U.S. history, McCain’s actions rang hollow.

Pointing to a clip from a March 2020 episode of “The View,” in which McCain said she had no problem with then-President Trump referring to COVID-19 as the “China virus,” the British comedian said McCain’s post was “a fine sentiment to throw up on Twitter after the fact.”

“But there has to be an understanding that saying, ‘I don’t have a problem with calling it the China virus’ is very much giving space for that hate to grow,” Oliver added.






https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-03-22/meghan-mccain-apologizes-trump-anti-asian-rhetoric-john-oliver

[Cha]

1. Wtf, meghan mccain...

you're not too bright.. so I think a good rule of thumb would be.. Not toe endorse Anything trump Spews.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. John is brilliant and I really wish his show had this kind of impact a LOT more often ...

Cause 95% of what he says is f***ing SPOT ON, and relevant.

Except when he's totally joking.

[DanieRains]

3. At Least She Is Trying

Acting like a real caring human being with a moral compass is hard while you are an imaginary conservative.

Performance art.

Excuse me if I never have the need to act conservative when my planet is frying, and innocent people are dying.

[patricia92243]

4. Believe it or not, I didn't understand why there so many

attacks against Asians lately. Now I understand, as usual it was Trump's big mouth blabbering hate. Somehow I had not heard it.

It never ceases to amaze me how much damage one man could do.

[irisblue]

5. #EntitledPrincessofArizona