Tucker Carlson appears to have one thing in opposition to a preferred Korean boy band combining forces with the White Home to denounce anti-Asian hate crimes within the U.S.
The Fox Information host mocked the Biden administration and BTS Tuesday after the Ok-pop mega stars, who’ve tens of millions of followers within the U.S. and world wide, appeared on the White Home to boost consciousness and converse out in regards to the rise in hate crimes and discrimination in opposition to Asian Individuals in recent times.
“Issues have gotten very unhealthy for Joe Biden, each public-facing and internally. What are they doing about it? Effectively, they broke glass in case of emergency and invited a Korean pop group to talk on the White Home at the moment,” Carlson mentioned, airing footage from the looks.
“Yeah, so we obtained a Korean pop group to debate anti-Asian hate crimes in america. Okay. Good job, guys.”
The Biden administration has been working to handle the surge in violence in opposition to Asian Individuals since final yr. In Could 2021, the president signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into legislation, after a white shooter killed eight individuals — together with six Asian girls — at a therapeutic massage spa in Georgia in March.
Carlson’s present was named “what could be the most racist present within the historical past of cable information” in a recent New York Times investigation about how the Fox Information host stoked white fears and division and channeled it into scores through the years. He has directed his vitriol at immigrants and folks of colour throughout the board.
