Reid Apologizes for Asian Jokes: ‘Sometimes I Say the Wrong Thing’
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Ethan Miller/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., apologized Friday for Asian-themed jokes he made while speaking to the Asian Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas Thursday night.
“My comments were in extremely poor taste and I apologize. Sometimes I say the wrong thing,” Reid said in a brief statement.
Reid’s remarks were caught on tape and posted to the Internet by the Republican opposition group America Rising.
While speaking to the Asian Chamber of Commerce, Reid said, “I don’t think you’re smarter than anybody else, but you’ve convinced a lot of us you are.”
The Senate Majority leader then went on to explain the difficulty of encountering multiple people with the last name Wong.
“One problem that I’ve had today is keeping my Wongs straight,” Reid told the crowd as he leaned into the microphone.
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