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 Houses 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 Newss 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 its racist, Vega continued.
Trump answered, Its not racist at all. No. Not at all. It comes from China. Thats why.
And no concerns about Chinese Americans in this country? asked Vega. She then turned her attention to members of the presidents 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
‘Lots of stupid women in the American press - all attitude... limited intellect.’
yes, female arrogance is going to be a big problem in the near future...
When did Chinese become a race instead of a nationality?
‘The media is also claiming Trump down is layer the virus’
you don’t say...
Time for all the Hop Sings to go home.
They act like there’s nothing else going on in the world except managing political correctness. No destroyed economy. No virus.
It’s like Biden saying this week that global warming is the worst problem in the world — existential threat. Just goes to show that his short-term memory is kaput.
Call it the CCP-virus...
Taxpayers paying for global warming grants—ridiculous!
If Asian’s are attacked in America, It will mostly be by other Asians.
When this is all over, in Korea, in Vietnam, in Indonesia, in Malaysia, in Thailand, in Japan, it will be known as the “Chinese coronavirus”.
They never heard of the Spanish Flu?
Japanese Encephalitis?
Lyme Disease? (Lyme Connecticut)
German Measles?
Montezuma’s Revenge?
West Nile Virus?
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome?
Norovorus ? (Norwalk Ohio)
Marburg Virus Disease? (Marburg Germany)
Valley Fever? (San Joaquin Valley)
Hey China virus is gender neutral!
President Ronald Reagan:
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem."
A: No dear, it is an accurate description of the origin. But the fact that you have to keep asking that question indicates that you are.
Believe it or not, that is EXACTLY what the Japanese call it (Nihon Nouen) and there is a childhood vaccine for it. My children had it as part of the vaccine series when we lived there
Hold a new briefing but do not allow questions. Also they had stopped showing the bloviators’ faces and giving them a mic. Stop it again. It just allows them to preen and be bigger a$$holes.
This should appropriately be named the “Media Virus”. We would not be in the panic mode we are over this crap had it not been for them.
If you look at the woman ‘reporter’ - the one calling President Trump a racist in the press briefing you’ll see what I’m talking about... She was ‘all attitude’ with very limited intellect. There ARE smart women - this particular women is NOT one of ‘em.
The Chinese government is engaging in several public relations campaigns right now.
One is the lie that the Wuhan flu / coronavirus is REALLY an American bioweapon used on China.
The other is a simpler demonization of America. Never mind COVID19, SARS, bird flu and swine flu coming out of China every couple of years - you’re evil racists for associating yet another plague with us. You, you’re the bad ones, you’re the meanies, shut up and do what we want.
Brilliant... Hadn’t thought of that, but you’re so right.
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