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During a White House driveway gaggle with reporters on Wednesday morning, Conway was immediately confronted by NBC News reporter Monica Alba over the presidents recent habit of tossing out the phrase and Conways March denouncement of the term, which the Trump adviser called wrong while noting she is married to an Asian.
Conway, meanwhile, turned the question back around on the press corps, seemingly placing the blame on CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang, who reported in March that a White House official referred to the novel coronavirus as the Kung Flu to her face.
I also asked Weijia to reveal to us who said it, I think that would have gone a long way, Conway said to Alba before saying the reporter should confront Jiang.
Alba, however, pressed forward and asked Conway if she would react to Trumps repeated use of the loaded term, prompting the presidential aide to claim that Trump was merely making it very clear that the virus originated in China. Conway then pressed Jiang to reveal her source.
I still invite you up here to tell us who said that, Conway taunted the reporter. And I think that that would be a very important revelation for us. Thats not a source for you to protect. Thats somebody who shouldnt have said that, and youre claiming did say that, and we still dont know who that was.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/kellyanne-conway-defends-trumps-use-of-kung-flu-attacks-asian-american-reporter-weijia-jiang
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no_hypocrisy
(45,774 posts)"the virus that allegedly originated from China"?
BTW, Trump's "Kung Flu" denigrates and ridicules the ancient and revered art of combat that the Chinese are very proud of.
dalton99a
(81,073 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Trump with gigantic gangster ties sure knows where to look for 'help'
dalton99a
(81,073 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Never thought the Mafia would be running the WH and the US govt
I remember there were major US political leaders who claimed in 50s(I think) that the Mafia had been destroyed.
I remember as a kid reading the coverage in Life or Look about a major raid on a meeting on the East Coast of all the leaders of the gangs. Many, many photos of guys in hand-cuffs being shoved in cars
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Tech
(1,766 posts)yellowcanine
(35,692 posts)using the term. Trump used it, several times in two successive rallies. It will replace "Lock her up" as a chant at Trump rallies.
panader0
(25,816 posts)jcgoldie
(11,584 posts)The FUCKING PRESIDENT said it to tens of thousands of people for fucks sake!
CTyankee
(63,771 posts)I hope that hurt Kellyanne's fee fees but I doubt she has fee fees in the first place...