Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida) on Monday took down a social media post about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R) meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after being accused of reinforcing the stereotype that Asians eat dogs.
The remarks were made in the repost of a clip of Moskowitz from the CBS Mornings interview with Noem — a potential vice presidential pick under former President Trump — in which the governor discussed his request to remove an anecdote about his meeting with Kim from his new book, “No Going Back.” In the clip, Noem explained that she “shouldn’t” have put the anecdote in the book and avoided questions about whether the anecdote was true after doubts arose last week.
Moskowitz on Monday reposted the clip on the social media platform X, referencing Noem’s separate revelation in her soon-to-be-released book that she shot and killed her 14-month-old dog about 20 years ago. “Why am I getting the feeling she wanted to eat dog with Kim Jong Un,” Moskowitz wrote.
The post immediately sparked accusations of spreading the racist and false stereotype that Asians eat dogs. It was deleted hours later.
In a statement shared with The Hill, Moskowitz said he removed the post because he did not “want it to be misconstrued and offend the broader community.”
“I condemn these stereotypes and would never want to feed them,” he added.
The House’s only two Korean-American Democrats weighed in on the issue, Reported politician.
“While we appreciate our colleague standing up to Republican Party extremism, we cannot perpetuate harmful stereotypes in the process,” Reps. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Marilyn Strickland (D-Wash.) said in a statement. “We thank Rep. Moskowitz for apologizing and removing his tweet.”
The Florida Democrat later responded to a screenshot of his since-deleted post by Politico reporter Nicholas Wu, who wrote, “Representative. Moskowitz using a stereotype about Asians and dogs here.”
“I have enormous respect for Nick as a fantastic journalist. I made a joke about two specific people. No one else. However, I would never want to be insensitive and feed into a stereotype. He called me out, deservedly so,” Moskowitz wrote in response.
Moskowitz’s post comes after Noem was criticized for her revelation about shooting the dog. Noem defended the move, saying he shot the “dangerous” dog to protest his children. She said it was “not a pleasant job” but “it had to be done.”
Moskowitz drew criticism in March for a separate social media post in which he published side-by-side photos of actor Sydney Sweeney wearing a revealing outfit on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and President Biden as he arrived at his final State of the Union address .
The last photo captured the moment Biden looked shocked upon seeing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). The photos were arranged to make it appear as if Biden was reacting to Sweeney. Moskowitz captioned the post with an emoji that shows a pair of eyes looking to the left.
He later took down the post, calling it “inappropriate.”
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