Lawmakers condemn ‘deeply offensive,’ ‘racist’ video targeting immigrant delegate

Lawmakers rushed Monday to condemn a "deeply offensive" and "racist" video posted recently by two Republican delegates and rushed to defend the Asian American delegate who was the target of the video.

By: Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 894

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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Lawmakers rushed Monday to condemn a “deeply offensive” and “racist” video posted recently by two Republican delegates and rushed to defend the Asian American delegate who was the target of the video.

They were reacting to a 13-minute video podcast in which Dels. Mark N. Fisher (R-Calvert) and Brian Chisholm (R-Anne Arundel) accused Del. Chao Wu (D-Howard and Montgomery), who is a native of China, of being a spy for the Chinese government. Throughout the …

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