Ken Jeong has shared his support for Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming Presidential race but his fans aren’t exactly supportive.
On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he would be stepping down from the race and will endorse Harris to succeed him.
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden wrote in a letter posted to his official X account. “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”
Biden’s move has long been called for by the Democratic Party. Last month, Asian American businessman-turned-politician, Andrew Yang, took to X to call for the incumbent US President to be replaced.
“Look I debated Joe 7 times in 2020. He’s a different guy in 2024,” Yang tweeted. “Guys, the Dems should nominate someone else – before it’s too late,” adding the hashtag #swapJoeout.
Read more: “Swap Joe Out”: Andrew Yang Calls For Biden to Step Down Following Presidential Debate Gaffe
Following the news that Biden has stepped down from the race, Yang took to social media to express his gratitude for the President, sharing his tweet with the caption, “Thank you Joe. #ThankYouJoe.”
Also keen to show his support for Harris, Jeong shared an image of him with Harris on his X and Instagram accounts with the tagline, “I’m with her.”
However, his support attracted a slew of negative comments. “Yikes” read the most liked response, whilst another took a swing at Jeong’s role in the Hangover.
“You were disgusting in the hangover movie playing with yourself naked and other such offensive behaviours and you should be nowhere near the vice president because it is beneath the dignity of her office,” the commenter stated.
Over on Instagram, the comments were even more unforgiving. “Damn I liked you, unfollowing,” read the top liked response, attracting 832 likes. “Best joke you’ve had yet,” said another that drew in 178 likes. “Damn unfollowing now unfortunately I used to like you,” one comment with 250 likes stated.
Other top comments included, “Bro what the f***,” “We lost a good one boys…. Mmmmmoving on,” “How much they be paying you to do this ?” and “Damn. Loved you til now. Bye Chow.”
Of course, not all comments were negative. “People crying in comment section gives me so much peace. A female candidate vs a womanizer? What a time to be alive!” Wrote one Instagram user, attracting 421 likes.
“Oh god it’s so scary how many trumpets are in this comment section,” said another, whilst one IG user stated, “WAIT! Are you her running mate! I’m in!”
A recent AAPI survey revealed that 90% of Asian Americans plan to vote in November, with 46% supporting Biden and 31% supporting Trump.
“Historically the [mindset of the] Chinese-American community and Asian-American community has been, ‘put your heads down, don’t cause any trouble’,” said Lily Trieu of Asian Texans for Justice. “At this very moment, that’s what has shifted.”
Shortly after the assassination attempt on Trump, The New York Post initially stated the shooter was “identified as a Chinese man” but later updated their report, identifying the gunman as “a white male.”
Asian-American community groups expressed outrage at the publication, demanding an apology.
Read more: ‘Chinese Man’: Trump Shooter Misidentified by New York Post, Asian Americans Demand Apology
