Rep. Dan Crenshaw accuses Rep. Ted Lieu of 'woke virtue signaling' after Lieu warned of xenophobia from what GOP members are calling coronavirus
Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas called a Democratic colleague "out of touch" after he raised concern over the xenophobia that emerged in the wake of the coronavirus. Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California on Twitter expressed his condolences to a Republican lawmaker, who quarantined himself in light of a coronavirus scare. In the same tweet, Lieu also cautioned the Republican to stop referring to the coronavirus as the "Wuhan virus." Crenshaw characterized Lieu's statements as "some woke virtue signaling." Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas called a Democratic colleague "out of touch" after he raised concern over the xenophobia that emerged in the wake of the coronavirus. Crenshaw on Tuesday criticized Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California after he expressed his condolences to Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona, who quarantined himself after learning he may have been exposed to the coronavirus from a guest at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in late February.
Rep. Dan Crenshaw accuses Rep. Ted Lieu of 'woke virtue signaling' after Lieu warned of xenophobia from what GOP members are calling coronavirus
Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas called a Democratic colleague "out of touch" after he raised concern over the xenophobia that emerged in the wake of the coronavirus. Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California on Twitter expressed his condolences to a Republican lawmaker, who quarantined himself in light of a coronavirus scare. In the same tweet, Lieu also cautioned the Republican to stop referring to the coronavirus as the "Wuhan virus." Crenshaw characterized Lieu's statements as "some woke virtue signaling." Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas called a Democratic colleague "out of touch" after he raised concern over the xenophobia that emerged in the wake of the coronavirus. Crenshaw on Tuesday criticized Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California after he expressed his condolences to Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona, who quarantined himself after learning he may have been exposed to the coronavirus from a guest at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in late February.