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Coronavirus: Why Trump calls it the 'Chinese virus' [VIDEO]
President Donald Trump was pressed for the second straight day on why he is calling the coronavirus the "Chinese virus," amid instances of bigotry against Asian Americans.
Although medical experts and the World Health Organization say the virus is not caused by ethnicity, Trump says he refers to it as the Chinese virus because it originates from China and he wants to be accurate.
Trump claimed that he is using the term because China tried to blame the virus on US soldiers.
"Cause it comes from China. It's not racist at all, no, not at all. It comes from China, that's why. I want to be accurate," Trump said on Wednesday.
Pressed again, he said: "I have great love for all of the people from our country, but as you know China tried to say at one point ... that it was caused by American soldiers. That can't happen. It's not gonna happen, not as long as I'm President. It comes from China."
He also denied that it was a racist term to use.
Watch the video below;
US reporter: “Why do you keep calling coronavirus the "Chinese Virus"? There are reports of dozens of incidents of bias against Chinese-Americans in this country”
— Nadine White (@Nadine_Writes) March 18, 2020
TRUMP: "It comes from China. That's why."pic.twitter.com/UYsb2MDjHN
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