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Donald Trump: “It's the China virus, not the coronavirus. Corona sounds like a place in Italy, a beautiful place. It's Corona.”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2020
It's the China virus, not the coronavirus. Corona sounds like a place in Italy, a beautiful place. It's Corona.
Said by
Donald Trump
Republican · Florida
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Trump refers to COVID-19 in a dismissive manner, joking about its name.

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