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Chris Cuomo blasts Trump for saying 'Chinese virus': 'It could have come from anywhere'
2020-03-21
[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] CNN commentator Chris Cuomo admonished President Trump for repeatedly calling the coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
 "the Chinese virus."

"Calling it the Chinese virus or the Wuhan virus or the Kung Flu. Listen, you may think it's clever, but it's hurting," Cuomo said on his nightly show on Wednesday. "The idea, ’Well, it did come from China.’ Then why doesn't Fauci and other top health officials, why don’t they call it that? You know why? Because it could have come from anywhere."
Well, that's not quite so, Fredo. They don't call it that because they call it coronavirus or COVID-19.
The virus, which has sparked a global pandemic, is believed to have originated in an animal market in Wuhan, China.

Trump has said he uses the phrase "Chinese virus" for accuracy purposes. Critics say Trump is being racist or is scapegoating.
But then, they always say that, even if he's just asking for another piece of chicken.
The Chinese government blasted as prejudice Trump's association of their country with the outbreak of the virus.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield has said it is wrong to use the term "Chinese virus."

"It's not about where it started," Cuomo said. "All right? This doesn't help. Calling it a ’foreign virus.’ We're all in the fight together. Stop it."
Yeah, we never call diseases by geographical names. Forget about the Spanish Flu, or the Hong Kong Flu, or whatever.
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Posted by:Fred

#19  #17 ventilators don't vote.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-21 17:31  

#18  From anywhere in Wuhan, not China.
Posted by: gorb   2020-03-21 17:30  

#17  New York Wouldn't Spend $500 Mil on Ventilators, Willing to Spend $500 Mil On Illegals
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2020-03-21 15:22  

#16  The Paleos don't pay them off: It's a freebie against the Joooos
Posted by: Frank G   2020-03-21 13:41  

#15  Reporters should be forced to wear patches indicating who pays them off. Make them look like NASCAR with the Chinese flag, the Palestinian Flag, the old Soviet flag on their clothes.
Posted by: ruprecht   2020-03-21 13:38  

#14  Xinnie the Flu works for me.

*the 19, does that have any significance to it? variation 19? found year (20)19? The song 19 by Hardcastle? Rolled a d20?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-03-21 13:12  

#13  Anywhere ya say? OK. We will call it the Fredo Virus. There ya happy?
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2020-03-21 11:32  

#12  #9 - Too many C's it's CCP. The Soviet Union is no more (although Vlad is trying)
Posted by: Frank G   2020-03-21 10:27  

#11  Why of course, Fredo, it COULD have come from any where. Any where they have unsanitary wet markets down the block from Bio warfare labs, with significant numbers of the population mass spitting at doorways and entrances, along with the, um, challenging pollution.

Let's not forget the corrupt, authoritarian regime that believes 5 lies are always superior to 1 truth headed by a ruthless though not altogether perceptive Winnie the Pooh look alike. So, yes Fredo I suppose it just might have come from any where. Good call.
Posted by: Cesare   2020-03-21 10:23  

#10  Chris Cuomo's right - let's call it the Chink Virus instead!
Posted by: Raj   2020-03-21 09:27  

#9  Can we all finally admit the media is complete trash, paid spokesmen for the CCCP and not worthy of any pity as they slowly die?
Posted by: DarthVader   2020-03-21 09:19  

#8  ..shilling? He is the Left.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-03-21 08:56  

#7  "It could have come from anywhere?"

No, zero COVID-19 case seems to have come from China. There was a Hong Cong Flu. Fiji measles plague. Spanish flu (originated in China), Russian flu,...

It is good to pinpoint the suspected origins of a pandemic from an epidemiological point. If one knows the origins, then one can look at cultural practices and habits that might have led to the spread and vector patterns of the disease. Knowing the origins can prevent further disease spread.

For example, the recent epidemic of the Ebola virus seems to have originated in West Africa. The spread of the disease appears to be related to certain practices by people at funerals and how the deaths were handled.

Immigration and travel patterns are important to understanding and controlling the spread of diseases. Advocating immigration control to halt diseases does not make a person xenophobic.

Chris quit being a jerk and shilling for the left and wake up.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-03-21 08:52  

#6  Ah, Fredo, Fredo, Fredo....c'mere and lemme give ya a kiss.
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-03-21 08:14  

#5  The racist Orange Man is not thinking 'globally.' Forget MAGA. Thank you CNN, Bill & Melinda, WHO, World Bank, and others for reminding us of the greater global issue.
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-03-21 05:54  

#4  
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-21 03:55  

#3  No.
A Chinese virus doesn't come from Venezuela.
That would be Venusian.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-03-21 00:42  

#2  The chicom government actively protected the virus when it was still vulnerable and could have been extinguished easily.

Without the chicom government the Chinese virus could never have made the transition from a biological oddity to a pandemic pathogen.

The chicoms lied and oppressed and censored, and people died.
Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660   2020-03-21 00:39  

#1  Anywhere? Better shut down those newsrooms until we are sure they weren't the source...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2020-03-21 00:39  

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