Trump defends calling COVID-19 a 'Chinese virus'
By J. Edward Moreno - 03/18/20 01:02 PM EDT
President Trump on Wednesday afternoon again defended calling the coronavirus causing COVID-19 a “Chinese virus†during a White House press conference.
The president and his allies have used the term frequently, and on Wednesday Trump opened the latest coronavirus press conference by referring to the pandemic as such.
“It’s not racist at all,†Trump said when a reporter asked about the phrase creating a dangerous stigma for Chinese Americans. “It comes from China, that's why. I want to be accurate."
"I know where it came from," Trump said later in the briefing when pressed again on referring to the coronavirus as a "Chinese virus."
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