Surfdog, I didn’t remember trump being called xenophobic after restricting flights from China on 1/31. Couldn’t find that on google search. Intentionally being xenophobic is part of his dog whistling, i know that, and he’s been rightfully criticized for it, but criticism for limiting Chinese flyers not readily apparent.
It was one of his pettiest displays yet.
www.vox.com
Of course you don't remember, because the media's main focus was IMPEACH!! Jan, 31-Feb 1 and just after.
Here's a quick refresher.......
"Yet for that sensible decision — in defiance of the World Health Organization — he was criticized by Democrats such as
Joe Biden as xenophobic, and
by China as racist."
“This is no time for Donald Trump’s record of hysteria and xenophobia — hysterical xenophobia — and fearmongering,”
said Biden the day after the travel restrictions were imposed.
CNN ran a story warning that “the US coronavirus travel ban could backfire” and have the effect of
“stigmatizing countries and ethnicities.”
The Chinese Communist Party’s official mouthpiece, the People’s Daily, called the ban “racist.”
https://nypost.com/2020/03/01/criticisms-of-trumps-coronavirus-response-are-sickening-devine/
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"But critics from WHO and elsewhere have said the bans are unnecessary and could generate a racist backlash against Chinese people. One Chinese foreign official
asked of the U.S.: “Where is its empathy?”
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And, if I remember correctly, this additional ban was the one that stole all the attention from the China travel ban.....
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"The expansion,
which was announced Jan. 31, adds Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania and Eritrea to the travel ban and maintains the ban on travel from Libya and Somalia. Together, these countries account for over a quarter of the population of Africa. Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan will also be added to the ban, the only non-African countries included. Civil rights leaders say the ban takes effect this week and they will be researching legal methods to try to block the ban in the days ahead. "
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In the House subcommittee hearing on Feb. 5 that we referenced earlier, several witnesses called by the Democrats expressed concerns about the travel restrictions
and warned they could do more harm than good.
And at least one Democrat agreed.
“The United States and other countries around the world have put in place unprecedented travel restrictions in response to the virus,” said Democratic
Rep. Eliot L. Engel. “These measures have not proven to improve public health outcomes, rather they tend to cause economic harm and
to stoke racist and discriminatory responses to this epidemic.”
A day earlier, Democratic Rep. Ami Bera, who presided over the hearing, told
Politico, “In our response we can’t create prejudices and harbor anxieties toward one population.” Bera told
Politico the decision to impose travel restrictions
“probably doesn’t make sense” given that the outbreak had already spread to several other countries by that point. “At this juncture, it’s going to be very hard to contain the virus,” Bera said.
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So, many Dems knew the situation, but REFUSED to take any pro-active measures to stop it.
Plenty more from where my simple search came from.
Your Google skills suck. Sorry.
