03-10-2020, 08:48 AM
Meanwhile the racists have started to push their agenda because they are one trick ponies.
And this will be HARD to believe but it happened under the watchful eyes of Tucker Carlson...
https://www.newsweek.com/chinese-coronavirus-kevin-mccarthy-tucker-carlson-covid-twitter-1491383
And this will be HARD to believe but it happened under the watchful eyes of Tucker Carlson...
https://www.newsweek.com/chinese-coronavirus-kevin-mccarthy-tucker-carlson-covid-twitter-1491383
Quote:Tens of thousands of people have expressed their outrage after Fox News and Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy both referred to COVID-19 as the "Chinese coronavirus."
The phrase was one of the top trending topics on Twitter after McCarthy tweeted out a link of tips and advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with people reacting to the racist connotations of the phrase.
"Everything you need to know about the Chinese coronavirus can be found on one, regularly-updated website," McCarthy wrote.
There have been a total of 114,457 confirmed cases of Coronavirus across the world, with more than 80,000 in mainland China, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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The virus has also spread around the world to countries such as Australia, Iran, Italy and the U.S., where there have been more than 750 confirmed cases.
Thousands of people criticized McCarthy for referring to the COVID-19 as the "Chinese coronavirus," accusing him of helping to spread fear and hatred towards Asian people.
California rep. Ted Lieu: tweeted: "One reason @POTUS & his enablers failed to contain COVID2019 is due to the myopic focus on China. The virus was also carried into the U.S. from other countries & U.S. travelers. Calling it Chinese coronavirus is scientifically wrong & as stupid as calling it the Italian coronavirus.
"COVID2019 can be carried by anyone: a U.S. citizen, a Japanese tourist, an undocumented youth, or a Member of Congress. Coronavirus doesn't care about your party, gender or religion. It is not Chinese, it's a virus."
Activist and writer Charlotte Clymer added: "Republican Party is clearly coordinating messaging to call this the 'Chinese Coronavirus' in an effort to leverage xenophobic and racist nonsense and absolve Trump of his catastrophic handling of this crisis."
McCarthy also referred to COVID-19 as the "Chinese Coronavirus" in a tweet from March 1.
"Very supportive of the travel ban from Iran, as well as new restrictions to affected areas of South Korea and Italy. Though the risk remains small for Americans, the U.S. government is taking every possible precaution to keep Americans safe against the Chinese coronavirus," he wrote.
McCarthy has been contacted for comment.
Your anger and ego will always reveal your true self.