ToplineRep. Chip Roy, (R-Tex. ), doubled down on his use of a phrase that referenced lynching at a Thursday hearing on violence and discrimination against Asian Americans—telling a conservative outlet he had “no apologies,” and “meant it”—after facing wide-ranging criticism. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, speaks during a hearing on preparedness for and response to the coronavirus ... [+] outbreak on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. No apologies.”Chief CriticRep. Ted Lieu, (D-Calif.), was among the lawmakers to lambast Roy for the reference. “Chip Roy glorified lynching at a hearing on violence against Asians,” Lieu wrote on Twitter.

Source: Forbes March 18, 2021 21:11 UTC