The chairwoman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American caucus said it is dangerous for President Trump to continue referring to Covid-19 as the 'Chinese virus' at a time when misinformation has led to racist and xenophobic attacks
The chairwoman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American caucus on Saturday said it is"dangerous" for President Donald Trump to continue referring to Covid-19 as the"Chinese virus" at a time when misinformation has led to racist and xenophobic attacks against Asian Americans or anyone in the US who looks East Asian.
"It is dangerous for him to continue calling it the Chinese coronavirus," Rep. Judy Chu, a California Democrat and the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress, told CNN's Victor Blackwell on Saturday."He is creating more xenophobia every single time he does that. And we can see the results in what's happening to Asian Americans across this country."LISTEN: The Coronavirus: Fact vs.
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