Elaine Chao Says Media Should Not Repeat Trump's Racism - Ring of Fire

[TexasTowelie]

Donald Trump launched another racist attack on his former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao this week, and when the media asked her if she'd like to respond, she once again declined to do so. But she then went further and said that the media should NOT even be repeating what he said because of how offensive it is. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins disagrees, and he explains why the attack needs to be mentioned by every outlet possible.

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This past week, Donald Trump, once again engaged in a, uh, racist attack on Elaine Chow. His former transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, is also married to, uh, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. And that, of course, is actually why she's drawn Donald Trump's hire. See, Donald Trump hates Mitch McConnell. So in order to hurt McConnell, he goes out and he attacks Elaine Chao, who he calls, and again, called her this week, Coco Chao. Now, here's the thing. C n n asked Elaine Chao about these comments, and this is actually the second time in the last month that Ms. Chao has been asked by a media outlet. Stuart Varney, uh, had done it a couple weeks ago. We talked about that when it happened, but CNN asked her about him this week, and here's what Ms. Chao had to say. I think it's very helpful if the media does not repeat that racist tweet. I mean, if it were the n word or any other word, the media would not repeat it. But the media continuously repeats his racist taunt. He's trying to get a rise out of us. He, he says all sorts of outrageous things, and I don't make a point of answering any one of them. Now, here's the thing.

I understand where she is coming from. She doesn't want to hear that taut anymore because it cuts like a dagger every single time that she hears it. And I get that and I understand it, and I, and I, part of understanding it is understanding that I don't understand it because I'm not on the receiving end of it. You know, as, as a middle class straight white guy, I don't get discriminated against a lot, right? People aren't hurling racial epithets at me. I'm very lucky that way. So I don't understand how deeply it hurts somebody like her. And I'm not gonna sit here and talk about the scandals that arose while she was in office. So I've talked about those in the past. I still think they deserve to be investigated, but that's not what this is about. I'm not trying to defend her actions, but I am defending her as a human being because she doesn't deserve to hear those words every time she goes out there in the media.

Now, having said that, I think the media also has a responsibility to tell people what he said, and we have to find a way to balance that, because they can't just go out there and say, Trump said something racist. Because then you're gonna have his Trump supporters out there defending him saying, you can't even show what he said because it wasn't even racist. You're lying. You're making it up. It's fake news in that vein. It does have to be said, but you don't have to say it to Elaine Chao. You don't have to bring her on and say, Hey, he called you this. No,

That's not how you handle it. And she is basically making it clear. Stop asking her about it. She doesn't wanna respond to it because it is a painful thing to have to respond to. That is not fair to her. So don't have her on, but talk about and mention what he said, because if the former president of the United States is out there being an open, overt racist, that is something the public needs to hear about it. You just don't have to do it to her face and make her relive that experience.

[Skittles]

1. she is correct

but since she pimps for a party that is notoriously racist, she can go fuck herself

[NoRethugFriends]

2. Perfectly stated!

[DENVERPOPS]

7. LOL

Coming from the Supreme Racist towards a woman who's oligarch Chinese Parents probably, secretly, help fund Trump's campaign....

[onecaliberal]

3. I hear you, but she chose to join the cabinet of a guy who called Mexicans rapists and murderers

5 minutes after announcing his run.
Let me be clear. She doesn’t deserve the remarks, but she also didn’t mind all the things trump did right up until insurrection. That would include Charlottesville.

[Cha]

4. Yeah, how ironic that

dt turned on her with Racist Attacks like he's done to Every other minority.. and anyone the big mouth ASSface doesn't like.

Just proving again what a shithead Racist he is and she should never have agreed to work for him.

[SouthernDem4ever]

5. Any normal person would just discredit all his lies, not just the racism

but again, she's not normal.

[blueknight73]

6. Now she cares

Since he is targeting her. I don’t remember her speaking out against him when he was targeting the Latinos in this country

[Mr.Bill]

8. One has to wonder what Trump got from Mitch

for her being allowed to join what may have been the biggest grift in the history of the USA.

Sorry, but I have no use for anyone who worked for Trump. And race has nothing to do with it.

[MyOwnPeace]

10. Why should they stop now........

the media has been giving tRump a free ride with press coverage ever since he decided that PRESIDENT OBAMA wasn't an American (ironic, isn't it - PRESIDENT OBAMA is more American than the failed leader of the Jan. 6 Insurrection!). tRump got front page coverage every time he committed another offense, uttered another inane, idiotic, hateful spew towards anybody or any country - and NEVER did he get NEGATIVE feedback from any editorial leads, or, worse yet, ANYBODY in the RepubliQan Party!

May THEY ALL GO DOWN IN FLAMES - and SPECIAL ONES rot in JAIL!!!!!!