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Politico | ‘Don’t defend Trump – attack China’: coronavirus strategy revealed in Republican memo
- Party sent out detailed 57-page document advising candidates on everything from dealing with accusations of racism to tying Democrat opponents to Beijing
- Memo calls coronavirus a ‘Chinese hit-and-run’, telling Republicans to say they will push for sanctions over country’s role in ‘spreading pandemic’
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This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Alex Isenstadt on politico.com on April 24, 2020.
The US National Republican Senatorial Committee has sent campaigns a detailed 57-page memo written by a top Republican strategist advising party candidates to address the coronavirus crisis by aggressively attacking China.
The memo includes advice on everything from how to tie Democratic candidates to the Chinese government to how to deal with accusations of racism.
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It stresses three main lines of assault: that China caused the virus “by covering it up”, that Democrats are “soft on China”, and that Republicans will “push for sanctions on China for its role in spreading this pandemic”.
“Coronavirus was a Chinese hit-and-run followed by a cover-up that cost thousands of lives,” the April 17 memo states.
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