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Trump brushes off 'kung-flu' remark and claims Asian Americans would agree
Trump brushes off 'kung-flu' remark and claims Asian Americans would agree with calling it the 'Chinese coronavirus'
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-asian-americans-agree-in-calling-it-chinese-coronavirus-2020-3
President Donald Trump said he did not believe the term "kung-flu" and other discriminatory phrases would put Asian Americans at risk of xenophobic attacks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The disparaging term was privately used by a White House official to CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang, a Chinese American, on Tuesday morning.
"Makes me wonder what they're calling it behind my back," Jiang said in a tweet.
Asked if he believed that Asian Americans could be subjected to increased racist attacks because of similar terms, Trump pressed for more details.
"I wonder who said that," Trump said to a reporter at the White House on Wednesday. "You know who said that? Say the term again."
After the reporter repeated the phrase, it was still not clear if Trump understood the belittling implication and the relationship it has with Asians.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-asian-americans-agree-in-calling-it-chinese-coronavirus-2020-3
President Donald Trump said he did not believe the term "kung-flu" and other discriminatory phrases would put Asian Americans at risk of xenophobic attacks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The disparaging term was privately used by a White House official to CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang, a Chinese American, on Tuesday morning.
"Makes me wonder what they're calling it behind my back," Jiang said in a tweet.
Asked if he believed that Asian Americans could be subjected to increased racist attacks because of similar terms, Trump pressed for more details.
"I wonder who said that," Trump said to a reporter at the White House on Wednesday. "You know who said that? Say the term again."
After the reporter repeated the phrase, it was still not clear if Trump understood the belittling implication and the relationship it has with Asians.
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(Source- The Coming War on China, John Pilger, youtube)
The historian James Bradley was a major source for the documentary.
