Lana Condor accuses Trump of endangering Asians by repeatedly calling COVID-19 the ‘Chinese virus’
- The 22-year-old actress accused President Donald Trump of endangering Asians by continuing to refer to COVID-19 as the ‘China virus’
- The Vietnamese-born American actress posted a note on Instagram Story asking Trump to ‘Be better’
- ‘You have no idea the ramifications your racist words & actions have on the Asian American community, she posted
- Trump has used the terms ‘China virus’ and ‘Chinese virus’ on social media lately and defended the usage Wednesday to reporters
- ‘It’s not racist at all. It comes from China, that’s why. It comes from China. I want to be accurate,’ Trump said during a press briefing
- Lana stars in the To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before film series that debuted in 2018 on Netflix
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Lana Condor blasted President Donald Trump on social media Wednesday for continuing to refer to COVID-19 as the ‘China virus’.
The 22-year-old actress posted a note on her Instagram Story taking on Trump, 73, over his terminology.
‘Be better. To wake up to your chaos is truly a nightmare. Please. Be better. To my followers- be safe. I love you,’ Lana wrote in the caption for her roughly 9.6 million followers.
Be better: Lana Condor, shown earlier this month in Hollywood, criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for endangering Asians by calling COVID-19 the ‘Chinese virus’
The Vietnamese-born American actress then addressed Trump, posting: ‘You have no idea the ramifications your racist words & actions have on the Asian American community. You simply cannot even fathom the danger you are putting our community in. How dare you. You should be ashamed of yourself.
‘You call yourself a leader? 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 on Chinese billionaire Jack Ma who is ACTUALLY leading – by donating tests and millions of masks to America, bc you haven’t. Please. Be better. So we aren’t afraid to leave our house in fear someone will verbally or physically abuse us because of your xenophobia,’ the note concluded.
Trump has used the terms ‘China virus’ and ‘Chinese virus’ on social media lately and defended the usage Wednesday to reporters.
He started a press briefing by saying he had ‘important developments in our war against the Chinese virus’ and told reporters at the White House he used the description because the virus originated in the Wuhan province of China.
Press briefing: Trump, shown Wednesday in the White House, has used the terms ‘China virus’ and ‘Chinese virus’ on social media lately and defended the usage Wednesday to reporters
Be better: Lana in her post urged Trump to ‘be better’ and challenged his leadership
‘It’s not racist at all. It comes from China, that’s why. It comes from China. I want to be accurate,’ he said during a press briefing.
Trump insisted that he wasn’t being racist to any Asian Americans with the term.
‘I have a great love for all the people from our country, but as you know, China tried to say at one point that – maybe they’ve stopped now – that it was caused by American soldiers. That can’t happen. It’s not going to happen. Not as long as I’m president. It comes from China,’ he said.
Not racist: President Donald Trump, shown Wednesday, defended his use of the term ‘China virus’ to describe the coronavirus, saying ‘it’s not racist at all’
Trump did not say whether he would continue using the phrase when asked, but just minutes later in a meeting with tourism executives, the president again called it the ‘Chinese virus.’
He said he was talking to the industry leaders about ‘what has happened since the Chinese Virus came about.’
Lana stars in the To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before film series that debuted in 2018 on Netflix.
She portrays lead character Lara Jean Covey in the franchise that includes a 2020 sequel and a third installment titled To All The Boys: Always and Forever, Lara Jean.
Popular films: Lana, shown in January in New York City, stars in the To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before film series on Netflix