Posted on 03/18/2020 8:20:49 PM PDT by Rummyfan
On Wednesday, President Trump and members of his crisis response team were questioned four times during a press briefing on the White House’s plans to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, which originated in China, about whether it is racist to call the disease the “Chinese virus.”
Four times.
ABC News’s Cecilia Vega was the first to bring up the matter of problematic terminology.
“Why do you keep calling this the ‘Chinese virus’?” the White House correspondent asked. “There are reports of dozens of incidents of bias against Chinese Americans in this country. Your own aide, Secretary Azar, says he does not use this term. He says, ‘Ethnicity does not cause the virus.’ Why do you keep using this?”
The president responded, “Because it comes from China.”
“People say it’s racist,” Vega continued.
Trump answered, “It’s not racist at all. No. Not at all. It comes from China. That’s why.”
“And no concerns about Chinese Americans in this country?” asked Vega. She then turned her attention to members of the president’s crisis response team and asked, “And to the aides behind you, are you comfortable with this term?”
The effort to drive a wedge between the chief executive and the Secretary of Health and Human Services failed, and you'd think that's the end of it. But no.
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china witholding from U.S.
Where are all of the reports about asians being attacked?
Liberals like little Ms. Vega here didn’t have any problem maligning RUSSIA over RUSSIAN COLLUSION, now did they...?
Well, actually the term ‘Wuhan Virus’ or ‘Wuhan Flu’ would be more appropriate, more accurate, and less ‘racist’.
Trump fantasy reply:
“People say it s racist!”
“What people?”
“Uhhh people. Lots of people!”
“Is one of them named ‘Ann Nonomus? She was the one that said Hillary would win the election. And the liberal lying media believed her and said it was the truth. When I won it, she said I was in with the Russians to steal it. And the media reported that lie. Then Mueller couldn’t find crap, so she said Lied and said I with held aid from the Ukraine, which the media, dumb ass lazy journalists and Democraps all tried to impeach me for it, that was found to be a lie. So my advice is before you make yourself and your industry bigger liars and fools than you already proven that you are, stop listening to her. Who knows you may build credibility where the American people my believe what you say again...but I doubt it!”
Trump has to call it “The Chinese Virus” because he needs to keep reminding all the liberal twits in the media that CHINA is 100% responsible for everything getting so out of hand.
I happen to think it’s a bio weapon that it was purposeful sent out.
Humor is dead. Woke means finding racist any way possible. Racism by humorless unhappy liberals.
How have previous diseases been named?
Not that they care.
The answer is “No, the Chinese virus is species-ist. It only seems to infect all varieties of humans. So don’t worry about it.”
I believe I am in the early stages of DUDS: DUmmy Derangement Syndrome. Just can’t take their infantile $&!t anymore.
He should have said that only a racist would think that it was racist.
“People are dying, the markets are tumbling, supply lines may be slowed to a crawl and the most important issue to you is whether somebody’s feelings might be hurt? You have the rare access to the leader of the free world in a time of crisis and all you can ask about are people’s feelings??? Grow up. Next question.
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We have a Chinese family living on our street and they call it the Wuhan Virus.
My answere wold be..."Next, does anyone have a serious question they would like to ask?"
Because worrying about racism is such a priority. I so loathe the media and how they are profiting from this crises.
the correct response is “Well it sure aint the Ethiopian Flu”
You're right, and I do understand that Trump is doing this on purpose, even doubling down on it. Still, I hope it ends up as 'Wuhan Virus' when the dust settles. I have this bad feeling that 'China Virus' will, in time, become a bit vague.
The media is also claiming Trump down is layer the virus
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