CNN host confronts Peter Navarro for calling coronavirus the ‘China virus’

Published July 29, 2020 1:43pm ET



CNN host John Berman scolded White House trade adviser Peter Navarro for using the term “China virus” to describe the coronavirus pandemic.

Navarro referred to COVID-19 as the “China virus” and the “CCP virus” during his Wednesday morning interview on New Day. Berman noted that he let one reference of the “China virus” go unchecked but demanded that Navarro stop using the phrase.

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