I remember candidate Biden saying stopping travel from China was racism and xenophobia.
I remember Pelosi going to Chinatown. I remember politicians in New York saying to ride the subway.
On Feb. 2, 2020, with NYC’s first suspected coronavirus case under investigation and China’s death toll skyrocketing, NYC’s first latina Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot touted upcoming crowded NYC Chinese New Year events. “As we gear up to celebrate the #LunarNewYear in NYC, I want to assure New Yorkers that there is no reason for anyone to change their holiday plans, or avoid the subway, or certain parts of the city because of #coronavirus,” she said.
Feb 2020---Pelosi went to Cali Chinatown to stick it to Pres Trump. She tweeted:
"It was a pleasure to make fortune cookies at the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory.
The message inside? “United We Stand.”
New York politicians were also recommending Broadway shows to see. All of them scoffed at Trump’s efforts to block Chinese from entering the country.