As we’ve told you previously, the media and others have taken great offense to President Trump’s occasional use of the term “Chinese virus” to describe the origin of the coronavirus:
HELL to the YEAH: Trump absolutely shuts down reporter whining that using ‘Chinese Virus’ creates a stigma (watch) https://t.co/J87Z8wTQY4
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 17, 2020
Count singer Richard Marx among the triggered, and he says that the use of “Chinese virus” makes not only Trump a racist, but also anybody who isn’t offended by the use of the term:
Oh really?
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See my name? It’s Chinese. I’m Chinese and I’m telling you it isn’t racist to hold China accountable for the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/TyhyPoXQJH
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 17, 2020
No, it's called that because it originated in Wuhan, China. It's just a fact. And I say that as a big fan of your wonderful music. https://t.co/J0zlXT1lQD
— Take precautions against the Wuhan virus (@jtLOL) March 17, 2020
Saying something that is completely factual is apparently frowned upon by many these days.
This is the message that China's communist propaganda machine is trying to push ⬇️ https://t.co/29rwDAxbMx
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) March 17, 2020
Communist Chinese propaganda peddler ⤵️ https://t.co/hPjnWuvJus
— Free Straw Biter ❌ (@FreeStrawBiter) March 18, 2020
It originated in China
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A Chinese national was Patient Zero
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It’s a Chinese Virus https://t.co/IcAXvsJXwT
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) March 18, 2020
How much is Xi's government paying you to push his propaganda? https://t.co/FHHnQXQD5x
— ConcernedAmericanDad (@Concern18642901) March 18, 2020
>Marx
>defending a communist regime
The memes wrote themselves https://t.co/IBRqNRAbgf— [nTx]vdcrx (@ntx_vdcrx) March 18, 2020
Hey guys..lets all blame Trump for a virus that originated in CHINA and they lied about it…..TDS is real https://t.co/mkR2CoFRrO
— Brian McAlister (@Sotacor) March 18, 2020
It really is.