Trump once against refers to coronavirus with the racist “Kung Flu” moniker, prompting huge cheers from his Turning Point Action audience. He then expresses confusion about what the “19” in “Covid-19” stands for. pic.twitter.com/jLhWBW91aw— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2020

Trump says “some people” can't figure out what the “19” in COVID-19 is for. “I said, that's an odd name,” he adds. He continues:

“Some people call it the Chinese flu. The China flu. Right? They call it the Chi-NA, as opposed to China. The Chi-NA.”

Trump, on script, says the behavior of the “left-wing mob” that is tearing down statues is “not the behavior of a peaceful political movement. It's the behavior of totalitarians and tyrants.” He adds, “They don't love our country.”

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Trump then repeats his usual false claim that California admitted in a legal settlement that 1 million or more people voted illegally. This settlement was about inactive voters on the registration rolls, said nothing about actual voting.

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The Trump campaign’s latest fundraising email refers to Barack Obama as “Cheatin’ Obama,” the nickname Trump used on Twitter with no explanation one time in 2018.

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 23, 2020

embarrassing pic.twitter.com/uWjXyui9x9

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2020