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FORMER US president Donald Trump is being sued for millions by a Chinese-American civil rights group over the use of terms such as “China virus” to describe Covid-19.
A lawsuit filed by the Chinese American Civil Rights Coalition (CACRC) is claiming for nearly $23 million (£16m).
It alleges defamation and the infliction of emotional distress over the derogatory descriptions, which the coalition says led to a rise in hate crime.
Police statistics across major US cities showed a nearly 150 per cent rise in reports of anti-Asian hate crimes in 2020 following the outbreak of coronavirus.
Mr Trump defended the language he used to describe Covid-19, insisting that the virus “comes from China” and that he was therefore “not racist at all.”
But the World Heath Organisation (WHO) asked people not to attach locations or ethnicity to the disease, saying this could fuel stigmatising attitudes.
The CACRC is claiming $1 (70p) for every Asian-American and Pacific Islander living in the US.
The money would be used to establish a museum showcasing Asian-American and Pacific Islander contributions to the country.
