Texas Representative Chip Roy was called to refer to the lynching during a congressional hearing against anti-Asian violence

Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) is under fire for comments he made during a congressional hearing on discrimination and violence against Asian Americans in the United States.

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties met Thursday afternoon and Roy referred to the lynchings and said the hearing was an attempt to monitor freedom of expression.

“We believe in justice. There are old sayings in Texas about finding all the rope in Texas and getting a tall oak, ”he told the House Judiciary Committee. “You know, we take justice very seriously and we should do it. Round out the bad guys. That’s what we believe. “

Representative Ted Lieu (California) said in a tweet that Roy glorified lynchings and that the biggest lynching in the country’s history was against Chinese immigrants.

Representative Grace Meng, (D-NY), also testified at the hearing and was surprised by Roy’s comments.

He claimed that Republicans had helped incite violence against Asian Americans by using a language such as the “China virus” to describe the coronavirus, as former President Trump did, according to an article of NBC News.

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“Your president, your party, and your colleagues can talk about issues with any other country you want, but you don’t have to do that by putting an eye on the backs of Asian Americans across the country, our grandparents. , in our children. This hearing was to address the pain and grief of our community, to find solutions, and we will not let that take our voice away, ”Meng said.

After the hearing in the House, Roy defended his comments and said that despite the backlash, he did not regret his statements.

“It seems like some people freak out that I used an old expression about finding the whole rope in Texas and a tall oak about how to do justice to the bad guys. I meant that. We need more justice and less thoughtful policing,” Roy said in an interview with NBC News. “We should restore order by hitting the evil actors, not turn America into an authoritarian state like the Chinese communists trying to destroy us. No apologies.”

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The hearing was held to discuss how Asian Americans have faced discrimination historically and since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can learn more about the audience here.

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