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demmiblue

(36,823 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:25 PM Apr 2020

New HHS spokesman made racist comments about Chinese people in now-deleted tweets

Source: CNN

(CNN)The new spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services in a series of now-deleted tweets made racist and derogatory comments about Chinese people, said Democrats wanted the coronavirus to kill millions of people and accused the media of intentionally creating panic around the pandemic to hurt President Donald Trump.

Michael Caputo, a longtime New York Republican political operative who worked on Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, was appointed last week as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at HHS, a prominent communications role at the department which serves a central role in the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Caputo, a prolific user who often tweeted insults and profanity, recently erased nearly his entire Twitter history from before April 12. CNN's KFile used the Internet Archive's Way Back Machine to review more than 1300 deleted tweets and retweets from late February to early April many of which were regarding the rapidly spreading coronavirus.

While he occasionally weighed in with praise for public officials or more straightforward observations, tweets from this period are also littered with conspiracy theories and controversial language to go after perceived critics of the Trump administration.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/23/politics/michael-caputo-tweets/index.html






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New HHS spokesman made racist comments about Chinese people in now-deleted tweets (Original Post) demmiblue Apr 2020 OP
Funny how the agency's mouthpiece is contesting a cabinet members authority underpants Apr 2020 #1
Someone's getting a raise. NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #2
"I hire only the best people..." -Trump Archae Apr 2020 #3
Well, easy to understand Scarsdale Apr 2020 #4
Is he really stupid enough not to know that the moment it is put out on the net Doreen Apr 2020 #5
If he's dumb enough to qualify as a Donald appointee, then the answer would be generalbetrayus Apr 2020 #12
So is he going to be fired like Peter Strzok? nt chowder66 Apr 2020 #6
JFC on a trailer hitch!!! How do these people even manage to tie their shoes! scarletwoman Apr 2020 #7
Perhaps Repubs have an 800# they call each morning with their marching orders and talking points? Brainfodder Apr 2020 #15
New HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Michael Caputo: dalton99a Apr 2020 #8
Wow MF45 really has a lot of swamp creatures in his administration. kimbutgar Apr 2020 #9
stinking #trumpswamp RATS! riversedge Apr 2020 #14
Bring it up anytime he answers questions from the press. Make him HIDE & unable to speak. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #10
Geeze, I need a shower after reading that shit! Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2020 #11
NOV 3!!!! riversedge Apr 2020 #13
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Apr 2020 #16
"CNN's KFile used the Internet Archive's Way Back Machine" progree Apr 2020 #17
The Trump administration: LudwigPastorius Apr 2020 #18
No surprise to anyone who has ever seen Caputo DeminPennswoods Apr 2020 #19

underpants

(182,604 posts)
1. Funny how the agency's mouthpiece is contesting a cabinet members authority
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:28 PM
Apr 2020

Tells you everything you need to know about the Clustertrump

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
4. Well, easy to understand
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:38 PM
Apr 2020

how he got this job. Loyalty to tRump is the only requirement. Experience? That is for democratic appointees. There will be SO many positions to full when Joe takes over. Not one single appointee from this administration need expect to be held over in the next administration. Whole barrel full of LOSERS, from the senior advisors to the president (Ivanka and Jared) down to the latest spokesmodel.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
5. Is he really stupid enough not to know that the moment it is put out on the net
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:39 PM
Apr 2020

there is no such thing as deleting it?

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)
7. JFC on a trailer hitch!!! How do these people even manage to tie their shoes!
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:48 PM
Apr 2020

Great logic there, sport.

Dems are the ones wanting massive numbers of people to die. Obviously, that's why they've requested that people self-isolate and wear masks.

On the other hand, it's the trumpists who are holding demonstrations to open things up.

Looks to me like it's the trumpists who are "pulling for the virus to kill" a lot of people, not the other way around.

But, obviously, logic will never be a strong suit on the Right.

Brainfodder

(6,423 posts)
15. Perhaps Repubs have an 800# they call each morning with their marching orders and talking points?
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 04:16 PM
Apr 2020

Loyal (a form of demented ignorance in their cases?) to whatever dumbfuckery is going down, that day?

Brainwashed by Rush/hate radio whoever, reinforced by Fox News, the most watched NEWS station?

Vicious never ending cycle, using gullible humans to do the "dirty" work of the scoundrels calling the shots?









dalton99a

(81,392 posts)
8. New HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Michael Caputo:
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 02:55 PM
Apr 2020
What Michael Caputo wrote:








What Michael Caputo retweeted:







kimbutgar

(21,055 posts)
9. Wow MF45 really has a lot of swamp creatures in his administration.
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 03:14 PM
Apr 2020

All these service to self types need to lose their jobs on January 20, 2021 and then immediately be arrested for treason.

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,546 posts)
11. Geeze, I need a shower after reading that shit!
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 03:43 PM
Apr 2020

The funny thing is, none of these people seem to be aware that comments on social media last FOREVER!

progree

(10,892 posts)
17. "CNN's KFile used the Internet Archive's Way Back Machine"
Thu Apr 23, 2020, 08:08 PM
Apr 2020
https://archive.org/donate/

They are the antidote to George Orwell's "Memory Hole". They are one of about 15 or so entities I've supported over the past few or several years.

DeminPennswoods

(15,265 posts)
19. No surprise to anyone who has ever seen Caputo
Fri Apr 24, 2020, 02:04 AM
Apr 2020

as a guest or panelist on CNN or MSMBC. He's a complete tool who goes into attack dog mode at the slightest provocation. He probably has fewer brains than a brick.

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