Democrat Candidate Jay Chen’s Racist Attack on Korean-American Congresswoman Michelle Steel

Last night, a video surfaced of Jay Chen, a top DCCC recruit running in California’s 45th district, making racist remarks about Congresswoman Michelle Steel’s accent. Steel is a first-generation Korean American whose third language is English. 

During a meet and greet, Chen remarked, “Yeah, so she just had another town hall the other day. And, umm, it’s tough. Like, we’ve transcribed it.” 

He added, “You kind of need an interpreter to figure out exactly what she’s saying.” 

This disgustingly racist and personal attack against a political opponent has no place in political discourse, let alone American society. Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy forcefully condemned the remarks.

Fellow California member Young Kim also condemned Chen’s comments.

Bottom line: Jay Chen should be removed from the DCCC’s endorsed candidate list as his rhetoric clearly shows he will stop at nothing to disparage his opponent. Californians and all Americans deserve better than candidates like Jay Chen.