Posted on 05/23/2021 3:03:55 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Donald Trump is getting dragged into court for using the term "China virus" ... a new lawsuit says the former President caused a lot of harm to Chinese Americans with the phrase.
Trump's getting sued by the Chinese American Civil Rights Coalition ... and they're pissed over him constantly referring to COVID-19 as "Chinese virus," "Wuhan virus" and "Kung Flu" while he was in office.
Play video content10/10/20 INFLAMMATORY LANGUAGE Fox News According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the CACRC claims Trump's use of the derogatory terms contributed to the recent rise in violence against Chinese and Asian Americans ... and they claim he should have known better.
Getty As you know ... Trump infamously crossed out "corona virus" in the text of a March 2020 speech and replaced it with "Chinese virus" ... and the CACRC claims he shouldn't have used the term because it’s not entirely clear where the virus actually originated.
In the suit, the CACRC says Trump's constant use of "China virus" was essentially a dog whistle to his legions of supporters, and they claim it has harmed Chinese Americans.
Trump's being sued for defamation and infliction of emotional distress ... and the CACRC wants Trump to cough up $1 for every Asian American and Pacific Islander living in the United States -- roughly $22.9 million. The organization says it will use the money to establish a museum showcasing the history and contributions of AAPI to the U.S.
It’ll get tossed pretty quickly on standing grounds.
I don’t get it, are they Chinese or are they Americans?
I doubt he’s the originator of the phrase.
The news media didn’t have a problem calling the Hong Kong Flu what it was called back in 1968.
They’re communist agitators.
Uh, its as China virus it came from freakin CHINA..will Indians sue Biden for calling the variant from India the “India variant” or nah..boy just look at these fools with their heads so far up China’s ass..no wonder China knew that they could create a virus, spread it worldwide and people would still lick their buttholes
Yeah, because no virus ever gets named after it’s origin. There is no Zika, no Ebola, no Spanish flu, no Hanta virus, no Lyme disease...etc etc.
Morons.
What about the Brazilian variant? The South African variant? The UK variant? The Indian variant? Is China somehow “special”?
We now have a nation of crybabies... They need a big hug from Mommy...
Oh fior God sakes.
This is nothing more than attempt to smear Donald Trump to naïve Asian voters
Funded by China, unquestionably.
I'M GONNA SUE! lol
'Chinese Virus' or 'Chinese-American Virus' would be more hurtful than 'China Virus', no? How can any so-called American be "damaged" by a virus name attributed to CHINA?
CHINA SHOULD BE SUED FOR RELEASING THE VIRUS UPON THE WORLD. PERIOD.
Yes, no South African variant, no Brazilian variant, no Indian variant, no Florida variant, etc etc.
These peeps need to be hospitalized for severe TDS.
And here I thought Orientals were supposed to be really smart.
Call it the Fauxcy Flu then.
I like calling it the CCP Virus - the Chinese people due nothing wrong - it was their dictator.
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