Republican Rep. Chip Roy uses hearing on anti-Asian discrimination to ‘glorify lynching’ and criticize China

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) kicked off a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the recent spike in hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans with some comments that drew fierce blowback. Roy began by acknowledging the Tuesday shooting in Atlanta that killed six Asian women as tragedy, but then pivoted to criticize the hearing and declare he believes in justice in unrelated situations as well.

“There’s an old saying in Texas about ‘find all the rope in Texas and get a tall oak tree,'” he said. “You know, we take justice very seriously.”