‘How Dare You’: Actress Lana Condor Shreds Trump for Using the Term ‘Chinese Virus’
Lana Condor is voicing her concerns about President Donald Trump referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus.” Condor took to Twitter on Wednesday with a message to Trump. She started with words of advice simply…
Lana Condor is voicing her concerns about President Donald Trump referring to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus.”
Condor took to Twitter on Wednesday with a message to Trump. She started with words of advice simply asking the president to “be better.”
She went on to share her opinion of Trump’s “Chinese Virus” remarks as she labeled his words as “racist.”
“You have no idea the ramifications your racist words actions have on the Asian American community,” Condor wrote. “You simply cannot even fathom the danger you are putting our community in. How dare you. You should be ashamed of yourself.”
She went on to note the characteristics of a leader and accused Trump of failing to lead.
“You call yourself a leader?” she asked. “You know what leaders do? They LEAD by setting good examples and ACTION. Something we’ve yet to see you do. You need to take notes.”
Condor’s confronting tweet follows multiple tweets and press conferences where Trump has referred to the coronavirus as the “Chinese Virus” due to its presumed point of origin.
The terminology has been criticized but Trump has defended using the term, as previously reported on IJR.
Like Condor, Chinese officials previously expressed disapproval of the reference. However, Trump has a different perspective. Wednesday morning, he defended himself again, insisting he is always taken the virus seriously.