Kellyanne Conway disagrees with Trump use of term ‘kung flu’

Published June 24, 2020 3:28pm ET



Top White House aide Kellyanne Conway distanced herself from President Trump’s use of the racially-charged term “kung flu,” which he used in remarks in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday and at a rally on Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Trump teased various names for the virus at the event, prompting shouts of “kung flu,” which the president then repeated.

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