Does Trump realise how much damage he can do to Chinese citizens in America (and elsewhere in the west) with his repeated use of this term? This could cause serious social and economic turmoil to law abiding, decent Chinese people. He is the president of the USA and his words are arguably the most influential on the planet. Is he deliberately harming people with them?
I'm not saying I support or oppose his use of the term, I'm just wondering if he knows how powerful his words are
There it is. I’ve been deathly afraid of this exact moment where Trump turns to racism and xenophobia and calls COVID-19 the “Chinese Virus.” We are in deep trouble as a nation now that President of the United States makes the conscious decision to go down this dark path of hate.