Trump Says It Isn’t Racist to Call Disease ‘Chinese Virus’
- ‘It’s not racist at all. Because it comes from China’: Trump
- Chinese foreign ministry has said reference smears China
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President Donald Trump said his use of the term “Chinese virus” to describe the coronavirus isn’t racist.
“It’s not racist at all,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. “Because it comes from China. It’s not racist at all, no, not at all.”