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US lawmakers condemn podcast's calls for Chinese-American internment

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US lawmakers have strongly condemned a right-wing podcast for suggesting the internment of Chinese-Americans during a potential conflict with Beijing. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, including Grace Meng, Judy Chu, and Ted Lieu, stated that such rhetoric is dangerous and unacceptable, as it promotes discrimination and violence against the community. The comments originated from Ian Crossland on the Timcast IRL podcast, hosted by Tim Pool, sparking widespread backlash. AI

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US lawmakers condemn podcast's calls for Chinese-American internment

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Carol Yang ·

    US lawmakers condemn right-wing podcast’s calls for Chinese-American internment

    Asian-American lawmakers in the US Congress have condemned a right-wing podcast that called for the forced internment of Chinese-Americans during a hypothetical war with Beijing, warning that such rhetoric fuelled hate against the community. The joint statement was released by co…

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