Trump calls coronavirus ‘kung flu’ at Tulsa rally, in apparent dig at China

US President Donald Trump said that the “kung flu”, a racist term described as “highly offensive” by White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway in March, is one of “19 or 20" names that people use to describe Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. “By the way, it's a disease, without question, has more names than any other in history. I can name, kung flu, I can name, 19 different versions of names. Many call it a virus, which it is, many call it a flu, what difference, I think we…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3089951/trump-calls-coronavirus-kung-flu-tulsa-rally