Uses 'kung flu' slur for the coronavirus at Tulsa campaign rally

At his first campaign rally in months, held indoors at Tulsa's BOK Center against the advice of local health officials, Trump referred to the coronavirus as "Kung flu" while riffing on names for the disease. The term had previously been described by White House counselor Kellyanne Conway as "highly offensive" when a White House official reportedly used it in March, and Asian American advocacy groups condemned its use as a racist slur linking the pandemic to Asian people. The remark came in the same speech in which Trump said he had told officials to slow coronavirus testing, and days after CDC data showed cases rising sharply across the South. The campaign had attendees sign waivers absolving it of liability for COVID-19 infection.

"By the way, it's a disease without question, has more names than any disease in history. I can name, 'Kung flu.' I can name, 19 different versions of names." Quote verified against source