Democratic Rep. Ami Bera calls Biden megadonor and NBA co-owner’s anti-Uyghur comment ‘naive’

Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., weighed in on the controversy surrounding Golden State Warriors co-owner Chamath Palihapitiya, who has received backlash for stating “no one cares” about the ongoing Uyghur genocide in Xinjiang, China.

“Nobody cares about what’s happening to the Uyghurs, OK? You bring it up because you really care, and I think it’s nice that you care, the rest of us don’t care,” Palihapitiya said on the “All-in Podcast” this week in response to co-host Jason Calacanis. 

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“I’m just telling you a very hard, ugly truth, OK? Of all the things I care about, yes, it is below my line,” the NBA co-owner and Biden megadonor added.

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