Democrat mocks Korean American congresswoman’s accent, makes misogynist comments

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For a political party that prides itself as the champions of diversity and tolerance, Democrats were quite rude and prejudiced when it came to the first Korean American woman elected to Congress. This has been the case for Republican Rep. Michelle Steel of California. Her Democratic opponent has criticized her accent and implied she doesn’t know any politics without her husband’s input.

The insults were made by a Democratic candidate Jay Chen. Chen was caught on tape at a meet-and-greet political event.

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