D a night appearance on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, political commentator Ann Coulter used the term "Mandarins" to describe Asian-Americans — and didn't back down after MSNBC anchor Joy Reid challenged her.

Coulter described a pro-Trump rally in San Diego, California, as being "omost diverse crowds anyone has ever seen." According to Coulter, the crowd comprised of both Latinos — Coulter used the term "Hispanics" — and "Mandarin Chinese with signs for Trump" written in Mandarin.

Coulter also claimed that the "Hispanics" chanted "Build the wall."

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When MSNBC anchor Joy Reid challenged Coulter's repeated use of the term, Coulter sniped back at Reid, saying "You're not gonna police my "

Coulter once again described the audience as having both "Hispanics" and "Mandarins," which spurred Reid to respond: "What does 'Mandarin' mean? You mean Asian-Americans."

R said Coulter's use of the term "mandarin" was "throwback language" and "arcane."

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As blogger Angry Asian Man points out, Coulter's use of "Mandarin" is by definition arcane — the term fell out of use in 1912 after China was no longer under imperial rule.

Angry Asian Man also points out that Coulter seems intent on causing hysteria.