Coronavirus: Jeremy Lin calls out Donald Trump for ‘empowering racism’ on Twitter
- NBA’s first Asian-American champion reacts to US President using the term ‘Chinese virus’ to describe global pandemic
- The 31-year-old Harvard graduate defends his beliefs on social media
The NBA’s first Asian-American champion Jeremy Lin took US President Donald Trump to task over his use of the term “Chinese virus” to describe the global coronavirus pandemic.
The 31-year-old Taiwanese-American, who signed for the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association last year, took issue with the 45th president’s tweets for “those that will be affected by the racism that you’re empowering”.
Trump used the term in a tweet on Monday as he explained his plan to back the beleaguered American airline industry.
“The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, like Airlines and others, that are particularly affected by the Chinese Virus. We will be stronger than ever before!” he wrote.
Lin, who has been on hiatus since the CBA suspended action before the Lunar New Year in January, quoted that tweet with his response.