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TexasTowelie

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Sat Apr 11, 2020, 03:28 AM Apr 2020

New Trump attack ad appears to suggest former Gov. Locke is a Chinese official, called 'a new low'

New Trump attack ad appears to suggest former Gov. Locke is a Chinese official, called ‘a new low’ by Democrats


A new attack ad by President Donald Trump’s campaign that portrays former Vice President Joe Biden as too cozy with China to confront the country over the coronavirus pandemic includes an image of Gary Locke, a former governor of Washington state, that appears to falsely suggest he is a Chinese official.

Locke, who is Chinese American and was serving as U.S. ambassador to China at the time, is briefly depicted onstage at a 2013 event in Beijing with Biden, now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. The clip is interspersed with others of Biden toasting the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, and criticizing Trump as xenophobic for imposing a travel ban on China after the coronavirus outbreak in that country.

“During America’s crisis, Biden protected China’s feelings,” asserts the ad, which prompted swift condemnation by Democrats for its inclusion of Locke.

Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh defended the online ad in a Thursday night tweet, saying it was used because it “specifically places Biden in Beijing in 2013” on a trip he took with his son Hunter Biden. “Memory Lane for ol’ Joe,” Murtaugh wrote.

Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/new-trump-attack-ad-appears-to-suggest-former-washington-gov-gary-locke-is-a-chinese-official/
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New Trump attack ad appears to suggest former Gov. Locke is a Chinese official, called 'a new low' (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2020 OP
Lol, load up those Ivanka Chinese trademarks for actual facts !!! OnDoutside Apr 2020 #1
He just hates MFM008 Apr 2020 #2
Trump is promoting racism pure and simple soryang Apr 2020 #3
loved Locke.... samnsara Apr 2020 #4
We've had some pretty good governors up here in the Great North West... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #5
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