Trump supporters: Why do you think Trump insists on referring to COVID as "China" or "Wuhan" virus? What is the benefit which outweighs the harm?

Most of the world is calling it COVID. Why is it important to Trump to call it China virus?
When you're referring to it in mixed company do you call it COVID or China virus?

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SW-User

kung flu is still the only acceptable term

Pikachu

@SW-User

Nah.
It's not acceptable.

SW-User

@Pikachu its so funny tho

Elessar · 26-30, M

@SW-User It denotes ignorance, as it has (thankfully) nothing to do with an Influenza/flu pandemic.

Pikachu

@SW-User

It's a moderately amusing pun. The racist connotations rather ruin it for me.

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SW-User

@JBtheUndefined pft i guess not 😒

Pikachu

@JBtheUndefined

Is that what you think the issue is with that?

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Pikachu

@JBtheUndefined

lol intellectual apathy is cool. 😏

LeopoldBloom · M

@SW-User Considering how many people have died from it on his watch, it should be called the Trump Flu. He owns it.

LeopoldBloom · M

@SW-User COVID-45.