Update 03/18/2020 3:16pm:
During a White House press briefing on Wednesday (March 18), President Trump was asked by a member of the press why he keeps referring to the coronavirus as the "Chinese Virus."
He defended his choice of term for the virus and denied that it is racist, stating, "It's not racist at all. No, not at all. It comes from China, that's why. It comes from China. I want to be accurate." Trump then added that Chinese government officials "tried to say at one point — maybe they stopped saying now — that it was caused by American soldiers." He added, "That can’t happen. It’s not going to happen. Not as long as I’m president."
Original 03/17/2020 9:43am:
Donald Trump and his administration have been facing backlash for their response to the coronavirus outbreak in America. However, Trump hasn’t been looking to take responsibility and has been addressing others to shift the focus away from him. While speaking on New York governor Andrew Cuomo again after their previous back-and-forth, Trump referred to coronavirus as “the Chinese Virus,” which many are upset about.
Trump said, “Cuomo wants 'all states to be treated the same,' But all states aren’t the same. Some are being hit hard by the Chinese Virus, some are being hit practically not at all. New York is a very big 'hotspot,' West Virginia has, thus far, zero cases. Andrew, keep politics out of it….”
source: Twitter
