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Ex-CIA China Analyst Dennis Wilder Cried Racist, Then His Ties Surfaced

Ex-CIA China Analyst Dennis Wilder Cried Racist, Then His Ties Surfaced

Michael Lucci fired back the same day, questioning the objectivity of a scholar Georgetown pays partly with Chinese money.

  • Wilder posted on X September 9, calling scrutiny of Elaine Chao 'another racist attack.'
  • Lucci's reply named CP Group as a funder of Wilder's program at Georgetown University.
  • Wilder has also written opinion pieces for China Daily, the Communist Party's paper.

Why it matters: Ask who pays a scholar before you trust his verdict on who is racist.

Dennis Wilder (@dennisw5) and Michael Lucci (@Michael7ucci) posts on X ↗ · Sep 10, 20269/10/26