Dunn says she got Mao quote from GOP strategist Lee Atwater . She said he told her that the Chinese government was behind the attacks on U.S. diplomats in China and blamed it for a trade war with China. Beck : ` ` It 's insanity . WASHINGTON ( CNN ) -- This is her hero 's work '' Other Republicans have quoted Mao in the past .
Dunn says she got Mao quote from GOP strategist Lee Atwater . She said he told her that the Chinese government was behind the attacks on U.S. diplomats in China and blamed it for a trade war with China. Beck : ` ` It 's insanity . This is her hero 's work '' Other Republicans have quoted Mao in the past .