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The Asian American community in Nevada and its advocates are condemning comments made about Gov. Steve Sisolak’s wife Kathy, KLAS-TV reports.
Nye County Commissioner Donna Cox, a member of the Republican party, accused the Democratic governor’s wife of profiting from the pandemic via a company her family owned in China, Reno Gazette-Journal reports. Cox implied that Gov. Sisolak was motivated to reinstate the mask mandate because his wife’s family would profit.
The AAPI Democratic Caucus of Nevada released a statement condemning Cox’s remarks and demanding accountability.
“Hate is a virus we don’t have a vaccine for,” the caucus wrote.
Hate is the virus we don't have a vaccine for.
— AAPI Democratic Caucus of Nevada (@AAPIDemsNV) August 10, 2021
Read below for our statement in response to Nye County Commissioner Donna Cox's racist remarks. pic.twitter.com/YsPacMQagN
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Gov. Sisolak defended his wife and the AAPI community in a statement posted to Twitter. He also called on state Republican leaders to “join [him] in calling out this bigotry.”
The Nevada Senate Republican Caucus called Cox’s comments about First Lady Sisolak “hurtful and misleading.”
“Nevadans expect our public officials to conduct themselves at a higher standard,” the caucus wrote in a tweet. “The county commissioner who made the bigoted and disrespectful comments should apologize immediately.”
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