Trump dubs COVID-19 'Chinese virus' or 'kung flu' despite hate crime risks

This must be one of the times when we shouldn’t listen to Donny. What say you Donny fans?

Wouldn't it be great if we could always listen to the president instead of needing to try and figure out when we should and shouldn’t?

This is just further proof that Trump is an inbred, red-neck, hillbilly!

When Trump says Chinese virus because it originated from China... why few are so angry about that? China and Iran systematically propagate that US made this virus and released in China and Iran. I never heard any outrage from the anti-Trump gangs.. about these kinds of allegations against USA?? Why??

Here is virus and a sickness called Japan sickness. ( Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an infection of the brain caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). Why there is no out cry about this??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_encephalitis

It is becoming clear that China was developing something in the Wuhan laboratory. George Soros also had some hands in this too..

https://euvsdisinfo.eu/report/coronavirus-a-wuhan-laboratory-sponsored-by-soros-has-the-signs-of-apocalypse/

Where is the american investigative journalists do not research on this??

There should be a balance in accusations..

No matter how low you set the bar this repulsive man still slithers below it.

The real reason he calls it the Chinese Disease is so he can deflect any blame from himself for his totally inadequate actions when the virus first reached America.   And a history lesson for Trump: the Spanish flu, that killed around 50 million people, originated in America.

What about Ebola or West Nile? Racist? Seems like the Chinese CCP are doing a fantastic job at getting the media and the masses in this country to see and believe they are the victims and people are buying into it. Astounding!

Seems like the Chinese CCP are doing a fantastic job at getting the media and the masses in this country to see and believe they are the victims and people are buying into it. 

Your point that Trump's just aping China's approach. Now the male who said 'I don't take responsibility for that at all' is claiming he called it a pandemic all along. And Fox and other media parrot.

Chinese-Flu/Virus isn't funny.

Kung-Flu made me chuckle, just a little.

About once a week, I've called it the Wu-Flu and nobody seemed offended. Currently have a keyboard disability that makes typing "virus" difficult. All the 'i' characters are not typed in this post and getting a replacement for it has proven impossible.

Trump isn't exactly a sensitive person and he really doesn't care what others think. That happens with many elderly people and always has.

I'd rather not hear from any politician, ever. They never have good news. Much preferred the days of the weekly radio address, which we never heard. Presidents seemed smarter then.

It's all about Trump saying, "It's not my fault."

If some Asian Americans get hurt along the way I can't imagine he'd care as long as it helps his reelection chances. It's just the kind of man he is.

Well, his prez campaign was based on anti-Mexican/Chinese/Foreign hatred, and it worked for him well. So why should he stop now. The funny thing is that, this virus could have actually come from America (reference = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J6zm6zgah0).

f some Asian Americans get hurt along the way

that's a price Trump and his fellow RINO republicans will pay. Trump's once again appealing to his sizable white nationalist base by blaming China, an 'other' nation. Of course the virus came from China, but Trump's calling them out for it is intended to give his base another meme to parrot. Joining hoax witch hunt etc. Trump's performing as genomed: blaming others while refusing to take responsibility for his own actions and in the case of the virus inactions.

PTownsend: blaming others while refusing to take responsibility for his own actions and in the case of the virus inactions.

Yep. And you have to wonder how much time is wasted in strategy sessions coming up with language and talking points to deflect blame when there are more pressing issues to deal with. I bet it's a priority for Trump.

It's just the kind of man he is.

Looks like Donald is in panic because of continuous crash of stock market and his inability to control the virus spread in USA. 

EVERY President would be stupid NOT to.

The next Great Depression is coming to America if this pandemic is not put under control as quickly as possible, better worry about that rather than this Kung-Flu wordplay, Donnie.

Liberals tend to focus more on the words for some odd reason rather than the actions and with something as new as this pandemic, what is or what can he do to appease liberals and that is nothing, so Trump create a cure for this thing and liberals would still find something to complain about.

It's all about Trump saying, "It's not my fault." 

It’s not.

If some Asian Americans get hurt along the way I can't imagine he'd care as long as it helps his reelection chances. It's just the kind of man he is

What? Lol, nonsense. You funny. And in the end, the Chinese are the last ones laughing and they have every reason to laugh at liberals.

Trump create a cure for this thing and liberals would still find something to complain about.

Trump could find a cure and still screw it up.

@bas4fTrump create a cure for this thing and liberals would still find something to complain about.

Trump's a septuagenarian whose faculties are in rapid decline. He can't put a proper sentence together, can't separate fact from fiction. He's shown, however, he has an uncanny ability to muck things up even worse than they were before. Make America Healthy Again. MAHA, Dump Trump.

Donny has not once took responsibility for any of his incompetence, and his fans are okay with that despite claiming to value self-responsibility.

A person that thinks there are good people amongst white supremacists (Donny), won’t care if Asian-Americans are harmed.

What can Donny do to appease liberals during this crisis? That’s too easy: Stop acting like a child, stop contradicting the experts, and start acting presidential.

Wow. That was exhausting. I think I need a nap now. Smh.

@Zichi

Asians in several countries, including Japanese ‘are’ becoming targets of offensive language and violence.

It originated in China. It wasn't caused by American soldiers.

Whats nonsense is, is that liberals are placing the blame at not only the wrong person, but the wrong country. Not only is that stupid, but it’s hilarious, if it all weren’t so serious.

What can Donny do to appease liberals during this crisis? That’s too easy: Stop acting like a child, stop contradicting the experts, and start acting presidential.

He’s been doing just that, he’s behaving himself as the liberals....put it, so why the complaints still? Let’s say Trump were to not attend these meetings, Chuck Todd or Don Lémon would moan and complain why he’s not there? In a moment of crisis, the President should always show his face to the public and stand present. Again, it wouldn’t matter with these confused people what he does.

Wow. That was exhausting. I think I need a nap now. Smh.

But Trump making a joke is just bad, right? ROFL

bass: Whats nonsense is, is that liberals are placing the blame at not only the wrong person

The Chinese are responsible for Trump's lack of an initial response?

What about Ebola or West Nile? Racist? 

Not necessarily racist, but it definitely attaches a stigma to those places and the people who come from there, which is why the WHO decided not to associate this one with a place name like they had in the past. Seems perfectly reasonable to me.

China says " Japanese flu" no out cry about that...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/18/japanese-flu-drug-clearly-effective-in-treating-coronavirus-says-china?fbclid=IwAR1HW0r3zntmjtqPFczYciSAA8eu9JSlqJ-DqDVw9wG823mkuhzhpneidhw

Toilet paper cures Chinese coronavirus! Everyone stock up!

In times of crisis the president should be leading, but that’s not what Donny has been doing. He’s creating unhelpful nicknames for the flu, contradicting the experts, minimizing the risk of this, and generally being incompetent.

While it’s repugnant, it’s not surprising given he’s been doing this exact kind of thing since at least the 70s. Dear lord.

Undoubtedly a racist comment.

The rest of the world calls it coronavirus or Covid-19. He adds the place of origin unnecessarily to make clear that it is foreign and not to be trusted.

Also, the man can't even say 'China" properly. What's wrong with him?

This is as funny as funny gets. Talk about self-aggrandizement:

on Wednesday morning [March 18] in a tweet.

“I always treated the Chinese Virus very seriously, and have done a very good job from the beginning, including my very early decision to close the “borders” from China - against the wishes of almost all,” wrote Trump, referring to the coronavirus with a term that many consider offensive and medical experts discourage. “Many lives were saved. The Fake News new narrative is disgraceful & false!”

We have it totally under control,” he said on January 22 , adding, “It’s one person coming in from China. We have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.”

“Looks like by April, you know, in theory, when it gets a little warmer, it miraculously goes away,” said Trump at a February 10 rally in New Hampshire.

On Feb. 24, Trump tweeted, “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA. We are in contact with everyone and all relevant countries. CDC & World Health have been working hard and very smart. Stock Market starting to look very good to me!”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-takes-coronavirus-seriously-after-weeks-downplaying-it-140137111.html

I’m certain this is the liberal msm bowing to their liberal masters and attacking Donny for no good reason. Never mind these are direct quotes of Donny that are making Donny look like a moron.

The Chinese are responsible for Trump's lack of an initial response?

No, they are not, but the administration made for it and is now aggressively doing what it can to fight this. You’re making the childish argument. Focus on the now, that’s the relevant reality we’re living in. It’s what he does from here on out.

Also, the man can't even say 'China" properly. What's wrong with him?

He’s from Queens. Lol! If he were from Brooklyn, it’d be funnier.

But wow, so Newsom and even Cuomo are praising how Trump has been handling this. Well, there is hope for the Democrat establishment after all.

He also claims the fight against the virus will be 100% success

If we all work together, we can, we will, I do believe that, but divided and both sides bickering and liberals blaming the President and focusing on what he says instead of what he is doing is playing into the hands of the Chinese and that is exactly what China wants, then it becomes more difficult to combat this virus.

bass: and liberals blaming the President and focusing on what he says

Must be nice to be a Trump fan, able to ignore what he says.

This purposefully not calling the virus by it's given and accepted name - Coronavirus and Covid-19, yet another Trump propaganda spin to manipulate a base underlines what I read in Time Magazine this morning: In the Battle Against Coronavirus, Humanity Lacks Leadership by Yuval Noah Harari.

Trump having a Churchill moment,

We shall fight on the beaches, 

We shall fight on the landing grounds,

We shall fight in the fields and in the streets,

We shall fight in the hills; 

We shall never surrender.

So he should say what? We shall give you all more socialism? I mean, what words would soothe the liberal soul?

It’s beyond the pale to read a poster that continuously whines about Obama and Hillary tell us we need to focus on the here and now. Sure.

What are you talking about? Any other time, sure, but during this pandemic...I would say no. Relax, neither of these two have the answers or could calm the fears of people as perfect as they are, even they couldn’t cure this disease.

Must be nice to be a Trump fan, able to ignore what he says.

So how would that help you focusing on his words? No deflections or dodges, how does his words physically hurt you and how does that help stop the spread the virus?

Yeah! How do Donny’s words help stop the spread of the virus?! It’s not as if you should be able to trust what the president says. It’s not like the president should let be spreading misinformation, contradicting the experts, and downplaying the severity of this issue!

Liberals expect Donny to act presidential. Good lord! Smh.

Donny literally just proposed a trillion dollars in socialism and his supporters continue to insist socialism is bad, except when Donny is doing it. Dear lord.

Of course this Moron uses racist language to try to deflect blame and further inflame his racist supporters - we've seen it for four years. He's just playing to his favorite crowd - some of those "very fine people"; the Neo Nazis and the KKK.

Trump calling COVID the China Virus? Sure Donnie, then we're now in the Trump Global Recession...

And with your bungled and botched response, its likely to be the Trump Global Depression...

Yet again a Republican president is leading our economy into an abyss. We’ll need another democrat to pull it back out. Smh.

So he should say what? We shall give you all more socialism?

Yes.

Call me crazy. I can't think of another person on our planet whom I would trust trust less than I do the egomaniac President Donald J. Trump to lead our nation against coronavirus.

Yeah! How do Donny’s words help stop the spread of the virus?! It’s not as if you should be able to trust what the president says. It’s not like the president should let be spreading misinformation, contradicting the experts, and downplaying the severity of this issue!

In other words, liberals don’t have as usual any solutions, their primary focus is on his words. I see.

Donny literally just proposed a trillion dollars in socialism and his supporters continue to insist socialism is bad, except when Donny is doing it. Dear lord.

Limited subsides, temporary assistance is different from the government taking care of your entire life from school, food, health up until death for every human in the US from cradle to grave.

Call me crazy. I can't think of another person on our planet whom I would trust trust less than I do the egomaniac President Donald J. Trump to lead our nation against coronavirus.

I definitely don’t trust the Democrats on this, their only focus is on words and sentences and making sure certain people are not offended, if we go by that, we are all doomed.

The only "Churchill Moments" Trump has ever had are "senior" ones spreading rapidly through the ranks of his sleep-walking cult followers who seem oblivious of Trump's floundering responses to the crisis. But no matter, the people of America will soon get woke!

Liberals passed a bill in the house and republicans in the senate decided to obstruct for a few days before taking action in it. Yeah, what do liberals propose?!

Conservatives don’t have the intellectual honesty to call anything Donny does socialism despite him getting ready to dispense even more of it. It’s funny watching them screech that it’s not socialism because the handouts are temporary.

The Dems are focused on fixing this problem and recognize that Donny’s words are detrimental to that. Smh.

No democrat wants the socialism described here by a certain poster. Good lord.

If the shoe fits.

all over youtube.

Liberals passed a bill in the house and republicans in the senate decided to obstruct for a few days before taking action in it. Yeah, what do liberals propose?!

Yes, because once again Dems were trying to be sneaky again.

“There's a couple major problems with it. Here's one glaring problem: Under [Speaker Nancy] Pelosi's bill, the Social Security Administration will be set up to administer the paid sick leave program. Now this will take more than six months, so it won't work in time. It will also hamper the administration from putting out Social Security for those who need it right now that are in harm's way," he added. "This will hurt the very population it's supposed to be helping. It forces permanent paid sick leave for all businesses without exemptions and no sunsets.”

-The Hill

Conservatives don’t have the intellectual honesty to call anything Donny does socialism despite him getting ready to dispense even more of it. It’s funny watching them screech that it’s not socialism because the handouts are temporary.

Well, because it’s not socialism per say, it’d be different if it were on a permanent basis and we would abolish and replace the capitalist system.

"Kung Flu" is funny just like the current stock market drop being called the "Trump Dump" is funny.

I'm not a trader, but expect to have lost about 20% of my networth in the last few weeks. Usually, I'd lock gains in around April 1 and rebalance. Not this year.

he authors of this article are not telling the truth. Trump did not say kung flu. A reporter said that an admin official said it (of course they provided no name). Left wing media...CNN, MSNBC etc. had been calling it the Chinese virus and Wuhan virus for weeks and then when they deemed it to be inappropriate, because they bowed to the Chinese gov't, decided it was now racist. Such hypocrites. It's all over Youtube. Lefties creating the narrative. So phony.

I couldn’t agree more.

Today's winner in zichi, the poster who got Bass to shift to "socialism." One point for you.

Nice try, but never. Lol

The Trump administration and the CCP both believe in gutter level politics.

And both of them with their inaction, denial of facts and outright lies have driven us to disaster!!

President Donald Trump defended his use of the term 'China virus' to describe the coronavirus, saying 'it's not racist at all'

'It's not racist at all. It comes from China, that's why. It comes from China. I want to be accurate,' he said 

OK Donnie, fair is fair....let's be accurate...

Ladies and Gentlemen, come get your China-Trump ties made with pride in a Chinese sweatshop factory. Ladies, accessorize with your man by wearing a pair of China-Ivanka shoes...

Just like the virus, they come from China...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-china-david-letterman-video_n_5d60f164e4b0b59d2574e5d2

Trump got the Mexicans to pay for the wall, he should have no problem getting the Chinese to pay for sorting out this virus!

Dooh......

Donny’s fans are making the claim that the media was calling it the Chinese virus before Donny; however, they can’t provide any links or quotes. Odd.

The coronavirus, donnie's Waterloo

It’s great that Donny’s fans keep spreading the falsehood they the media referred to this as the Chinese virus before Donny.

I see the problem, Donny’s fans are taking the media’s words out of context to try and make the media look bad. Smh.

It’s better than what the republicans are doing, which is obstructing solutions to this issue.

Politicization of a pandemic is helpful? Hmm...interesting...oh, the liberal mind...

Donny’s fans are making the claim that the media was calling it the Chinese virus before Donny; however, they can’t provide any links or quotes. Odd.

So to appease the Chinese, we should call it the Far East virus? Hope that appease liberals. Now can you guys put your hard hats on an focus on real ideas and solutions instead of blaming The President. Even the WHO debunked the Chinese propaganda myth.

Robert S. Abenz - The next Great Depression is coming to America if this pandemic is not put under control as quickly as possible, better worry about that rather than this Kung-Flu wordplay, Donnie.

LOL. It's the social injustice warriors who taking time out of a worldwide pandemic to have a tantrum over "wordplay". Anything to elect a Biden, or Bernie.

CrazyJoe - This purposefully not calling the virus by it's given and accepted name - Coronavirus and Covid-19,

There have been many names for this Chinese virus. "Coronavirus" is the general term used for all 19 of the coronavirus. Wuhan virus, Chinese virus, Novel virus, Kung Flu, etc., have all been used. Pick one. People will know what you are talking about.

So to appease the Chinese, we should call it the Far East virus?

Why not call it Covid-19 or Coronavirus like medical professionals do?

As you clearly believe Trump isn’t trying to shift blame, what is he doing ? Is Trump trying to entertain the public at this difficult time by retweeting trash he finds on the net?

Now Trump is saying he knew all along it was a pandemic? Completely, Gas lighting. How many times did he say the opposite? It's a hoax is one of the things he said. It'll clear up by itself is another. He lies so often, if this was kid at a school, he'd definitely get kicked out. But a number of people listen to his lies, believe them, and condone his behavior. I can't imagine anyone allowing their children to listen to him and idolize him as a good man.

But, obviously, there are people who have a low standard and want their kids to be liars, like he is, and run around calling the coronavirus the Chinese virus. Appalling.

Chip Star - No democrat wants the socialism described here by a certain poster. Good lord.

Ahem... you may have heard of the Bernie Bros. You're not fooling anyone.

So to appease the Chinese, we should call it the Far East virus? 

What's wrong with Covid-19? Or coronavirus?

There have been many names for this Chinese virus. "Coronavirus" is the general term used for all 19 of the coronavirus. Wuhan virus, Chinese virus, Novel virus, Kung Flu, etc., have all been used. Pick one. People will know what you are talking about

True, but you haven’t answered why Trump is choosing ‘Chinese virus’ and ‘Kung flu’.

Why do you think he’s choosing those particular terms?

What's wrong with Covid-19? Or coronavirus?

We do, so what’s wrong with saying where it originated from. No one went this crazy when Ebola was killing people, no one had to apologize to Africa? Why? Did have have to apologize for the Spanish flu? Can’t seem to recall....

Folks, it's not time to spat over where the novel coronavirus originated and how you call it. We must know first and for all the nature of the virus in order to contain it effectively before it spreads like wild fire all across the world.

Misleading headline since Trump never uttered the word "Kung flu". He said virus came from "CHINA". The suggested better names would be "CCP WUHAN 19 Virus" = Communist China Party Wuhan 19 Virus, or "COMCHI Wuhan 19 Virus". The shameless CCP use propaganda to avoid their own's mishandling responsibility from the early stage by covering up and preventing even WHO from entering Wuhan. Now, they use America as a scapegoat to reflect the blame that resulting thousand dead and chaos throughout the world from this Pandemic. The world learns its lesson and GLOBALIZATION depending on China will come at dead end. A Chinese doctor whistle blower was dead, many disappeared, and even WHO quoted from CCP that no person to person virus transmission on January! The world must hold CCP accountable for this grave trouble.

Jimizo - True, but you haven’t answered why Trump is choosing ‘Chinese virus’ and ‘Kung flu’.

Why do you think he’s choosing those particular terms?

He didn't. Authors Deb Riechmann and Terry Tang lied to you. Maybe they didn't think that people would actually read their article?

Sneezy - What's wrong with Covid-19? Or coronavirus?

There is no vaccine, and it has a high-mortality rate.