Ohio’s homophobic lieutenant governor swears he’s not racist after firing off anti-Asian tweet
Ohio’s homophobic lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, says he’s not a racist or a xenophobe despite firing off a racist, xenophobic tweet last week.On Friday, Husted tweeted an article about disgraced former CDC director Robert Redfield saying he personally believes the coronavirus “escaped” from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.“So it appears it was the Wuhan Virus after all?” Husted wrote.So it appears it was the Wuhan Virus after all?https://t.co/zmimtlZ9EvEx-CDC director says he believes coronavirus originated in Wuhan lab— Jon Husted (@JonHusted) March 26, 2021Health officials and Asian Americans have long urged people against stigmatizing people of Asian descent by using the term “Wuhan virus” or “China virus” to describe the coronavirus..
