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'This is racist': Ilhan Omar scolds Kevin McCarthy for calling illness 'Chinese coronavirus'

By Madison Dibble
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'This is racist': Ilhan Omar scolds Kevin McCarthy for calling illness 'Chinese coronavirus'

It is racist to reference the location of the original outbreak of the coronavirus when describing COVID-19, according to Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tweeted out information about the coronavirus from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, writing, “Everything you need to know about the Chinese coronavirus can be found on one, regularly-updated website.”

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