US President Donald Trump believes that China is answerable for the unfold of lethal corona virus that has killed greater than four.56 lakh individuals globally and over 1.22 lakh within the US, his spokesperson has stated. The president by no means regrets placing the onus again on China — mentioning that China is answerable for this and, within the course of, standing up for US troops who’re being blamed by China in a marketing campaign of misinformation, White Home Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany informed reporters at a information convention on Monday.
She was responding to a collection of questions on using time period Kung flu by Trump throughout his Tulsa rally final week, which many consider as a racist remark. Requested why Trump used the phrase, she stated: The president does not (use racist phrases). What the president does do is level to the truth that the origin of the virus is China.
It is a honest factor to level out as China tries to ridiculously rewrite historical past, ridiculously blame the corona virus on American troopers. That is what China is attempting to do. And President Trump is saying, No, China, I’ll label this virus for its homeland’, she stated. Utilizing such a phrase, she asserted will not be about Asian-People however Trump linking the virus to its homeland.
It is essential that we completely defend our Asian (American) group within the US and all around the globe. They’re superb individuals, and the spreading of the virus will not be their fault in any means, form, or kind. They’re working intently with us to do away with it. We’ll prevail collectively. It is essential, she stated, quoting Trump. So, it isn’t a dialogue about Asian-People, who the president values and prizes as residents of this nice nation; it’s an indictment of China for letting this virus get right here, she stated.
McEnany additionally identified that the media blames Trump for utilizing the phrases “China virus” and “Wuhan virus,” once they themselves have used these very phrases. The New York Instances known as it the Chinese language corona virus’, Reuters, the Chinese language virus’, CNN, the Chinese language corona virus’ on January 20, Washington Publish on January 21 known as it Chinese language corona virus’ and I’ve greater than a dozen different examples, she stated.
McEnany alleged that the media is attempting to play video games with the terminology of this virus, the place the main target ought to be on the truth that China let this out of their nation. The identical phrase that the media roundly now condemns has been utilized by the media. I can provide extra examples and we will go on and on and on. So, whereas the media desires to give attention to nomenclature, the president goes to give attention to motion, she stated.
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