UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio — Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted hosted a private discussion with a group of Asian Americans at his home over the weekend, according to his press secretary Hayley Call-Carducci.
The meeting happened after one that was supposed to take place earlier this month was postponed.
Husted scheduled the meeting with members of his Upper Arlington community after receiving negative feedback about one of his tweets, which many deemed offensive.
On March 26, Husted shared an article about former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield telling CNN he believes the coronavirus originated in a lab in Wuhan, China, despite having no evidence.
In the tweet, Husted wrote: "So it appears it was the Wuhan Virus after all?"
The tweet was met with criticism, and 70 members of the Asian American community signed a letter to Husted in response.
Husted responded to the criticism, saying, “I didn’t offend anybody” and he “did nothing wrong." It’s unclear what the discussion entailed over the weekend with members of his Upper Arlington community.
No further comment about the meeting was available Tuesday.
