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Dr. Fauci said he would never call coronavirus the 'Chinese virus,' which Trump insists on doing
JOHN HALTIWANGER
Today at 4:44 PM
President Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to the novel coronavirus as the "Chinese virus."
As President Donald Trump has sought to rewrite the history of his early response to the coronavirus pandemic, he's shifted to calling it the "Chinese virus." This has been widely decried as racist and a transparent attempt to distract from the Trump administration's failures and delayed reaction surrounding the pandemic.
Fauci was asked about this in an interview with Science Insider, and he said "no" when asked if would ever refer to coronavirus as the "novel coronavirus."
Question: You have not said China virus. [Trump frequently calls the cause of the spreading illness known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a "China virus" or a "Chinese virus."]
Fauci: Ever.
Question: And you never will, will you?
Fauci: No.
https://www.pulse.com.gh/bi/politic...the-chinese-virus-which-trump-insists/72v86h8
JOHN HALTIWANGER
Today at 4:44 PM
President Donald Trump has repeatedly referred to the novel coronavirus as the "Chinese virus."
- Anthony Fauci, the US's top expert on infectious disease, on Sunday said he'd never use this phrase to describe the virus.
- Critics say the president has only begun referring to the novel coronavirus as the "Chinese virus" to distract from his own failures in response to the pandemic.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories .
As President Donald Trump has sought to rewrite the history of his early response to the coronavirus pandemic, he's shifted to calling it the "Chinese virus." This has been widely decried as racist and a transparent attempt to distract from the Trump administration's failures and delayed reaction surrounding the pandemic.
Fauci was asked about this in an interview with Science Insider, and he said "no" when asked if would ever refer to coronavirus as the "novel coronavirus."
Question: You have not said China virus. [Trump frequently calls the cause of the spreading illness known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a "China virus" or a "Chinese virus."]
Fauci: Ever.
Question: And you never will, will you?
Fauci: No.
https://www.pulse.com.gh/bi/politic...the-chinese-virus-which-trump-insists/72v86h8