2020 MA Senatorial race: on Foreign Policy


Ed Markey: COVID: Supported travel ban from China

O'Connor repeatedly criticized Markey's "failure" to call out China for not sharing information about COVID-19. "Senator Markey has a long record of weakness in terms of dealing with China and his weakness, on a sustained basis, poses the greatest threat to American security and American safety,"

"That's just plain wrong," Markey shot back. "When the President said that he was going to cut off travel from China, I agreed with him and I said so publicly."

Source: The Boston Globe on 2020 Massachusetts Senate debate Oct 6, 2020

Kevin O`Connor: Failure to criticize China over COVID is weakness

O'Connor repeatedly criticized Markey's "failure" to call out China for not sharing information about COVID-19 during the early stages of what soon become a global outbreak. "Senator Markey has a long record of weakness in terms of dealing with China and his weakness, on a sustained basis, poses the greatest threat to American security and American safety," said the Dover attorney, who criticized Markey for "weakness" a half dozen times during the debate.
Source: The Boston Globe on 2020 Massachusetts Senate debate Oct 6, 2020

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