When Donald Trump started calling it the China virus and the Wuhan virus contrary to the advice of CDC and the World Health Organization, who said to call it COVID-19 because calling it otherwise would only cause a stigma for those of different ethnicities and from different countries, Donald Trump actually doubled down.
Judy Chu: “When Donald Trump started calling it the China virus and the Wuhan virus contrary to the advice of CDC and the World…”
On the recordMarch 17, 2021
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Judy Chu discusses the impact of Donald Trump's rhetoric on the Asian American community during the pandemic.
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