Ohio Senator Breaks Down During Session Due to Racism

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Ohio Senator Breaks Down During Session Due to Racism

Source: Ohio Senate / Ohio Senate

Ohio Democratic Senator Tina Maharath broke down in session today while having discussions about racism.

Senator Maharath fears that sending her child back to school will lead to racism due to President Trump continuing to refer to COVID-19 as “kung-flu” or the “Chinese Virus”.

Senator Maharath is Ohio’s first Asian American lawmaker and serves the 3rd district.

Senator Maharath was attending an Ohio Senate Health Committee meeting and listening to guests sharing how racism has impacted their lives.

Senator Maharath also shared some of her feelings on her tweet Senator Maharath started to receive many tweets of Trump continues to stand behind his racist language as he blames China for the COVID-19 Senator Breaks Down During Session Due to Racism

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