U.S representative for Hawaii’s 1st congressional district, Ed Case, is feeling some heat after he made a goofy remark. At an Asian American and Pacific Islander event on Tuesday, Case told the crowd that he was an “Asian trapped in a white body.” This gaffe didn’t go as expected and the crowd wasn’t feeling his Asianness. A National Journal worker, Nicholas Wu tweeted a picture of Ed Case with the caption, “Congressman Ed Case, who represents a majority Asian district in Honolulu – “I’m an Asian trapped in a white body.”

Congressman Ed Case, who represents a majority Asian district in Honolulu – “I’m an Asian trapped in a white body” pic.twitter.com/Roro6Yk8CW — Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) January 16, 2019

To no one’s surprise, except Ed Case, this didn’t go over so well with the Asian community.

“I just oof’d so hard I blacked out for a sec,” Twitter user @behindyourback wrote.

Another Twitter user wrote, “Alexa, what’s the worst possible thing Ed Case could say?”

Helen Luu tweeted a gif of a cute little Asian girl eating a cookie wagging her finger to show she ain’t having it.

All in all the Asian community was displeased but it didn’t seem they were too mad. There was no need to fully drag, just a little drag.

Ed lives in Hawaii, the only state in the United States where the majority population is Asian. So in his defense, he had to be feeling that Asian spirit.

Ed Case feeling the backlash, emailed the Washington Post to clarify his thoughts and issue an apology. “Like so many others from Hawaii who treasure our multicultural heritage, I have absorbed and live the values of our many cultures. They and not my specific ethnicity are who I am, and I believe this makes me an effective advocate on national issues affecting our API community.

He babbled on, “I regret if my specific remarks to the national API community on my full absorption of their concerns caused any offense.”

The email to the Washington Post did not end there. His spokesman Nestor Garcia added that the congressman was just repeating what his Japanese wife says about him. Well there you go, that explains everything. By this time, the Asian community lost interest and moved on.