GOP Memo Urges Anti-China Assault over Coronavirus (Politico, April 24, 2020)
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Politico article headed GOP memo urges anti-China assault over coronavirus, by Alex Isenstadt, dated 04/24/2020 and printed 6/18/2020. It reports that the National Republican Senatorial Committee sent campaigns a detailed memo, dated April 17 and authored by the political consulting firm of Brett O'Donnell, advising GOP candidates to address the coronavirus crisis by aggressively attacking China. The article quotes the memo's advice, including to attack China rather than defend Trump other than the China Travel Ban, and quotes NRSC spokesman Jesse Hunt saying the committee routinely sends campaigns such documents. It notes the memo was distributed by the NRSC but not explicitly drafted by or for the committee. The article's text does not relate to the page title's hearing.
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GOP memo urges anti-China assault over coronavirus
The Senate Republican campaign arm distributed the 57-page strategy document to candidates.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted a ban on travel from China as a key success in curbing the
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The National Republican Senatorial Committee has sent campaigns a detailed,
57-page memo authored by a top Republican strategist advising GOP
candidates to address the coronavirus crisis by aggressively attacking China.
The memo includes advice on everything from how to tie Democratic
candidates to the Chinese government to how to deal with accusations of
racism. It stresses three main lines of assault: That China caused the virus “by
covering it up,” that Democrats are “soft on China,” and that Republicans will
“push for sanctions on China for its role in spreading this pandemic.”
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“Coronavirus was a Chinese hit-and-run followed by a cover-up that cost
thousands of lives,” the April 17 memo states.
The document urges candidates to stay relentlessly on message against the
country when responding to any questions about the virus. When asked
whether the spread of the coronavirus is Trump’s fault, candidates are advised
to respond by pivoting to China.
“Don’t defend Trump, other than the China Travel Ban — attack China,” the
memo states.
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Republicans have indicated they plan to make China a centerpiece of the 2020
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the fault of the Chinese Communist Party for covering up the virus and lying
about its danger. This caused the pandemic and they should be held
accountable.”
“No one has suffered more from the murderous Communist Chinese Party
dictatorship than the people of China,” the memo adds. “We stand with them
against their corrupt government that caused this pandemic.”
The GOP’s planned China-focused assault, however, is complicated by Trump’s
occasional praise for President Xi Jinping. The liberal organization American
Bridge recently launched a commercial which plays a clip of the president
praising Xi and declares that Trump “gave China his trust.”
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Joe Biden as cozy with the authoritarian country. The pro-Trump super PAC
America First Action has launched several TV commercials tying Biden to
China.
Biden stands up for China
Advisers to the president say polling shows China-focused attacks would be
effective, and the reelection campaign has weighed a major TV ad campaign
focused on the topic.
The NRSC memo shows that Republicans are also eager to make China an
issue in down-ballot races. It was distributed by the Senate GOP campaign arm,
though it was not explicitly drafted by or for the committee. It was authored by
the political consulting firm of Brett O’Donnell, a veteran Republican strategist
who has advised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Arkansas Sen. Tom
Cotton.
Jesse Hunt, an NRSC spokesman, said: “We routinely send campaigns
different documents and sources of information dozens of times per week.
That’s the role of the party committee, especially in these volatile times.”
O’Donnell declined to comment.
The memo includes guidance on what Republican candidates can say when
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asked whether blaming China for the pandemic incites racism. Candidates are
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the fault of the Chinese Communist Party for covering up the virus and lying
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