Donald Trump sued for calling Covid-19 'China virus'

Former US President Donald Trump has been sued by a ChineseAmerican civil rights group for calling Covid19 the China virusThe complaint filed in a federal court in New York on Thursday by the Chinese Americans Civil Rights Coalition CACRC alleged that Trumps use of that phrase and other similar racist slurs is baseless since the origin of the coronavirus is not yet determined and that the former Presidents conduct harmed the community reports Xinhua news agencyTrumps extreme and outrageous conduct was carried out throughout the pandemic with reckless disregard of whether such conduct would cause Chinese Americans to suffer emotional distress stated the suitThe coronavirus pandemic has led to a spike in violence against Asian Americans a sizable portion of them Americans of Chinese descent which activists have blamed on Trumps rhetoricOne of the worst incidents of violence against AsianAmericans took place on March 17 when a gunman shot eight people six of them women of Asian descent in three attacks on massage parlours in and around AtlantaThe suit further alleged that Trump continued to use those derogatory words to refer to the coronavirus even as he knew that the virus didnt necessarily come from ChinaThe truth matters words have consequences especially from those in powerful and influential positions the complaint saidTrump intentionally repeated those defamatory words to serve his own personal and political interest with astonishing level of actual malice and negligence hence severely injuring the ChineseAsian Americans communities in the processThe CACRC is asking that 1 be paid to every Asian American and Pacific Islander living in the US as an apology which would total 229 millionThe plaintiffs said they would use the money to establish a museum that will showcase the history of Asian American and Pacific Islanders communities and their contribution to the USResponding to the suit Jason Miller senior adviser for Trump told The Hill news website in a statement This is an insane and idiotic lawsuit that is specious at best and it will be dismissed if it ever sees a courtroomIts a complete joke and if I was the lawyer that brought it Id be worried about getting sanctionedThe lawsuit was filed the same day when President Joe Biden also signed a bill that addressed the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific IslandersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever