He signed a secret agreement to help develop China's technology [1], lobbied against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China [2], and blocked the Hong Kong protest app [3], the New York Times app [4], and many others [5] in China.
More likely he was curious and didn't understand the vitriolic nature of the interactions. Kinda like a drunken Irishman stumbling into a bar fight in Istanbul.
FWIW ICE agents will probably face charges for what happened to Pretti, so cool off on that.
I don't think criticizing anyone for what they did before/after a particular event that they were not a party to is justifiable. Let's give everyone, including Cook, the right to free choice in use of their own time.
You record video of them as they perform a gangland execution on an American citizen lawfully exercising his second amendment right to carry a firearm. This rises to the level of assault in the dogma of the "MAGA" cult.
Honestly, I'm still amazed at how fast they've speedrun openly rejecting what used to be a core conservative position.
