WATCH: Terry McAuliffe adds a St. Patrick's Day toast (with Irish music) after speaking out on violence against the AAPI community

The Intercept’s Ryan Grim shared this clip of Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe offering up a toast for St. Patrick’s Day after speaking of violence in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. The Irish music playing as he makes the transition is a nice touch, too. Have a watch:

This is certainly one way to offer thoughts and prayers pic.twitter.com/ws32FBnQ38

— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) March 18, 2021

Here’s the full context that Grim says is “not any better”:

From here, and no it's not any better in its full context https://t.co/kfOk1nuCGY

— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) March 18, 2021

That’s not a good look:

don’t get all choked up there Terry

— The Adorable One (@gethappy12374) March 18, 2021

He’s a Dem so it won’t be:

This should be a career killing moment. Holy shit.

— daniel krouse (@danielkrouse4) March 18, 2021

“Clown behavior,” even:

https://twitter.com/JELaffey/status/1372590647417405446

He’s probably going to be the next governor, so, get used to it?

Ugh. That’s…disappointing.

— Leah McElrath ?️‍? (@leahmcelrath) March 18, 2021

He did offer a less cherry statement earlier in the day:

Standing with the AAPI Community #StopAAPIHate pic.twitter.com/zTeULXE7X3

— Terry McAuliffe (@TerryMcAuliffe) March 17, 2021

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