![]() “They say, ‘We want deal!’ ” Trump quipped, prompting laughter from the campaign rally audience, the Hill reported. Trump, who frequently blasts China for its trade relationship with the U.S., tried to do an impression of Asian business partners - in broken English - as a critique of those who dispense with pleasantries and bluntly demand a deal. During a campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, Trump took a jab at Asia by mocking Chinese and Japanese "business styles," the South China Morning Post reported. Reuters/Ben BrewerĬomplaints that Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nomination front-runner, resorts to thinly veiled racism to whip up GOP support aren't likely to go away in light of racially insensitive remarks the candidate delivered Tuesday. Former President Donald Trump called his former Transportation Secretary “crazy” and attacked her family’s ties to China this week, The Hill reported.Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a crowd during his "Make America Great Again Rally," at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. The rant came after her husband, GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, criticized Trump’s endorsements and wondered publicly if they would hurt the party’s chances of regaining the majority in Congress. ‘The Democrats have Mitch McConnell and his lovely wife, Elaine ‘Coco’ Chao, over a barrel,’ Trump said in a Truth Social post Wednesday, reported the Daily Mail. Trump mocks glasses worn by Chinese officials in rambling speech riddled with false claims. Trump’s latest comments follow remarks he made on Saturday, according to the Courier-Journal. “Why do Republican Senators allow a broken down hack politician, Mitch McConnell, to openly disparage hard-working Republican candidates for the United States Senate? This is such an affront to honor and to leadership,” Trump posted online Saturday. “He should spend more time (and money!) helping them get elected, and less time helping his crazy wife and family get rich on China!”Ĭhao immigrated from Taiwan as a child to the United States. Her father founded a shipping company, the Foremost Group, which does significant business overseas, including in China. Questions have been raised about whether Chao has aided her father’s company through her government connections. She served four years under Trump, but resigned a day after the January 6 insurrection. 'The Life of Rosa Parks this apparently is too woke by the Republican Party,' she said, referencing a book by Kathleen Connors. When asked, McConnel said he had no response to Trump’s attacks on his wife.Īmong the candidates Trump has endorsed are Mehmet Oz who’s running for the U.S. ![]() The book, which tells the story of Parks, a Black woman who refused to give up her seat to a white person, was among 176 titles banned in Floridas Duval County, according to the nonprofit PEN America. Senate in Pennsyvania and former NFL star Hershel Walker who’s running for U.S. Both have no political experience.ĪsAmNews is incorporated in the state of California as Asian American Media, Inc, a non-profit with 501c3 status. Go to our Twitter feed and Facebook page for more content. Please consider interning, joining our staff, or submitting a story, or making a tax-deductible financial contribution. We are committed to the highest ethical standards in journalism.
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