President Trump on Wednesday continued to call COVID-19, the "China virus," and said he doesn't think labeling the novel coronavirus is racist or puts Asian-Americans at risk. Trump has been under pressure from China as well as some Democrats to stop using the term "China virus" or "Wuhan virus." "This morning a White House official referred to #Coronavirus as the "Kung-Flu" to my face. During Wednesday's briefing, PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor pressed Trump about someone in his administration using the phrase "Kung-Flu." In the bizarre exchange, Trump asked Alcindor to repeat the phrase "Kung-Flu" and asked her directly which White House official had used the term.

Source: Fox News March 18, 2020 18:45 UTC