COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s lieutenant governor promised a group of Asian American neighbors during a weekend meeting that he would use his public platform to speak out against unwarranted violence facing their community, but he failed to apologize for the divisive tweet that prompted their concern.
Republican Lt. Gov. Jon Husted confirmed the private, two-hour meeting during an unrelated news conference. It took place Sunday at his Upper Arlington home.
Bishop Lord is an informal spokesperson for the families. He called the meeting productive, while noting the lack of apology for the March 26 tweet in which Husted used the term “Wuhan virus.”