Jeremy Lin rips Trump for ‘empowering’ racism with talk of ‘Chinese Virus’

Wapo.com ^ | 3/19/20 | By Des Bieler

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Jeremy Lin rips Trump for ‘empowering’ racism with talk of ‘Chinese Virus’

President Trump said Wednesday that his use of the term “Chinese Virus” was “not racist at all.” Among those who might strongly take issue with that assertion would be Jeremy Lin, given his criticism of the president on Tuesday.

Lin, a California native of Taiwanese descent who last year became the first Asian American player to help a team win an NBA title as a member of the Toronto Raptors, posted several tweets accusing Trump of “empowering” racism by using the term and saying the president was contributing to a menacing climate for Asian Americans in the wake of the spread of the novel coronavirus.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

My first thought was "Is this guy kidding?" Then I looked up his name and found out he sold his freedom out to China and he now plays for the Beijing Ducks so could the possibly exist they forced him to say this? His family is from Taiwan BTW.

[Palio di Siena]

Everybody have fun
Everybody wang chung

[Rurudyne]

I’d rather the PCdiots call me a racist in error than to ever be liked by them.

[frnewsjunkie]

childish.... petty... nothing in brain but talking points... has nothing better to do ... lazy... and gonna stay that way.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Good Lord...we are in the grips of a national calamity and THIS is all these dozens of cretins can think about? What puny little people.

[A_Former_Democrat]

what a disappointment

One thing I noticed when reading his Wiki entry some time ago, was all the space devoted to ‘racist’ incidents

It was a substantial part of his ‘bio and included some really minor alleged incidents

GFY Lin Boi . . . it’s a CHINESE Virus Accept it

[lgjhn23]

These idiotic, PC, low IQ, communist morons can go take a flying “F” at a slow-rolling donut. Tell it like it is, Mr. President.

[Diogenesis]

maybe Xi and the Red Chinese should have
been doing less lethal things than
their Chinese Wuhan Virus.

Chinobyl

[Huskrrrr]

Yu be Wong.

[FlipWilson]

Kung Flu.

Kung

Flu

[xp38]

Sigh.....more Linsanity

[Chode]

where's the damn fool think it came from???

[RightGeek]

[BookmanTheJanitor]

China pays me...I do what China tells me to do.

[BenLurkin]

Who is Jeremy Lin?

[Oldeconomybuyer]

I prefer the “Wuhan China Pathogen Level 4 Weaponized by Communists Virus”.

[jeffc]

Post 13 needs a like.

Also, why are the media paying attention to sports figures? Do they work in healthcare when not playing sports? How are they experts?

[xp38]

Used to be an NBA player....no longer.

[eyeamok]

a California native of Taiwanese descent who last year became the first Asian American

Last time I checked, yep, a Hyphenated American was the Very Definition of a RACIST.

[ifinnegan]

Lin from Taiwan is a turncoat.