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Beartracks

(13,581 posts)
Wed Sep 20, 2023, 12:08 AM Sep 2023

Walters to US House Committee: Chinese Govt Set Up in Tulsa Schools

Typical conservative Republican "argument": set up straw man, provide no evidence, claim to knock it down.


" (Ryan) Walters testified in front of the US House Education and Workforce Committee on potential Chinese influence in schools. “'The Chinese government actively set up in schools in higher ed and K-12 to spread communism and undermine the United States,' Walters said.

" Walters spoke specifically about Tulsa Public Schools, but did not provide proof during his testimony. “'That school district maintains an active connection with the CCP through a program called Confucius Classrooms,' Walters said."
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“ 'Hopefully, we can take action as they’ve done in Oklahoma, and across the nation, of what they’ve done to counteract,' Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL) said.

" In a statement, Tulsa Public Schools said: 'Contrary to accusations, the district takes no funds from the Chinese government and has no Confucius Classroom programs in its schools.' "


You can almost hear the eyeroll in TPS's statement. But it's serious that this Okie nut is testifying before Congress.

The whole article: https://www.newson6.com/story/650a0932b0c882040053f29f/the-chinese-government-set-up-in-schools-to-spread-communism:-walters-testifies-to-us-house-committee

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