Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) deleted a social media post about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after being accused of perpetuating the stereotype that Asians eat dogs.
The comments were in Moskowitz’s resharing of a clip from CBS Mornings’ interview with Noem — a potential vice presidential pick for former President Trump — in which the governor talked about her request to remove a story about her meeting with Kim from her new book, “No Going Back.” In the clip, Noem explained she “should not have” included the story in the book and avoided questions about its accuracy after doubts were raised last week.
Moskowitz later reposted the clip on the social media platform X and suggested that Noem wanted to eat dog with Kim Jong Un, referring to Noem's separate disclosure in her upcoming book that she shot and killed her 14-month-old dog about 20 years ago. The post immediately drew accusations of promoting 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 misunderstood and offend the wider community.
“I denounce those stereotypes and would never want to contribute to them,” he added.
The House’s only two Korean American Democrats weighed in on the issue,
The Florida Democrat later replied to a screenshot of his removed post by Politico
reporter Nicholas Wu, who wrote , “Rep. Moskowitz using a stereotype here about Asians and dogs.”“I have a tremendous respect for Nick as a fantastic journalist. I made a joke about 2 specific people. No one else. However, I would never want to be insensitive and contribute to a stereotype. He called me out, deserved,” Moskowitz wrote in response.
Moskowitz’s post came after Noem faced criticism for her revelation about shooting the dog. Noem
defended the move , saying she shot the “dangerous” dog to protect her children. She said it was “not a pleasant job” but “had to be done.”drew criticism in March
Moskowitz for a separate social media post, in which he published side-by-side pictures of actor Sydney Sweeney wearing a revealing outfit on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and President Biden as he arrived at his latest State of the Union address. The latter photo captured the moment Biden looked surprised to see Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). The photos were arranged to make it look like Biden was reacting to Sweeney. Moskowitz captioned the post with an emoji that depicts a pair of eyes looking to the left. He later removed the post, calling it “inappropriate.”
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) deleted a social media post about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after being accused of perpetuating the stereotype that Asians eat dogs. The comments were in Moskowitz’s resharing of a clip from CBS Mornings’ interview with Noem —…
