Trump administration call the chinese virus KUNG FLU
That's exactly what "
they" would have you believe.
External Link/Members OnlyYAMICHE ALCINDOR, REPORTER: At least one White House official use the term Kung Flu, referring to the fact that this virus started in China. Is that acceptable? Is it wrong? Are you worried that having this virus be talked about as a Chinese virus might --
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Do you know who said that?
ALCINDOR: I'm not sure of the person's name. But would you condemn that--?
TRUMP: Say the term again.
ALCINDOR: A person at the White House used the term "Kung Flu."
TRUMP: Kung Flu?
ALCINDOR: Kung Flu.
Do you think using the term "Chinese Virus" puts Asian Americans at risk? That people might target them?
TRUMP: Not at all, I think they probably would agree with it 100%. It comes from China.
Taken out of context here -
External Link/Members OnlyThey report:
Donald Trump insisted that calling the coronavirus the ‘kung flu’ was neither wrong not racist at a press conference Wednesday. The President’s defense of the term came after a reporter challenged Trump about a White House staffer who reportedly called Covid-19 the ‘kung flu’ while chatting to an Asian reporter. Trump himself has repeatedly branded it the ‘Chinese virus,’ despite widespread criticism. ‘I wonder who said that (kung flu)…I think they probably would agree with it 100%. It comes from China,’ Trump said.
This clearly misses out 6 and a bit lines of dialogue (in bold above), to create a headline that many people will remember as fact.
Or am I reading it wrong?