If there's one thing you can count on the mainstream media for, it's worrying themselves to death that America's enemies might be offended because President Trump is a meanie.
On Wednesday, MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell fretted that President Trump's criticism of China for mishandling the coronavirus has contributed to a "resurgence in xenophobia" and "anti-China scapegoating."
Speaking to Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass, Mitchell said, "I want to ask you about this growing antagonism between the U.S. and China. The President, some would say, is trying to scapegoat China..."
She continued, "And now we're told that Chinese hackers are trying to get our vaccine research. We're in a situation where there's so much potential disinformation coming from some parts of our administration that we don't know what to believe. But this is what the intelligence community is warning. Where do we stand with China?"
Then, speaking on President Trump's exchange with CBS reporter Weijia Jiang at a White House press briefing, Mitchell declared, "We are risking a real resurgence of xenophobia as a result of this and other things that have happened. I wanted to play a little bit of the President in the Rose Garden on Monday and the way he reacted to a reporter from CBS, who is Chinese-American."
After playing the clip, Mitchell complained, "There's a lot wrapped up in that. The - what some said is a racist reaction to an Asian-American, anti-China scapegoating as well, and anti-press bias of course."
Haass commented, "All the of the above."