What A Difference Three Months Makes

The President uses the term “Kung Flu” again and says “COVID, COVID-19, COVID, I said what’s the 19. COVID-19, some people can’t explain the 19.” pic.twitter.com/9tD6dC8aGB

— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) June 23, 2020

While speaking to reporters outside the White House about the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response efforts, PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor asked Conway about recent reports that some White House staffers have been referring to the virus as the “kung flu.”

“I’d like to know who they are. But hold on, you can’t just say that and not name them. Tell us who it was. Come up here and tell us who it was,” the White House counselor said while gesturing to CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang. Jiang drew headlines on Tuesday after she revealed on Twitter that a White House official had used the term to her face but did not identify the individual.

Alcindor then asked Conway about her message to those staffers and whether she felt it is wrong for the White House aides to use the offensive language.

“Excuse me, that’s been alleged,” Conway replied as she and Alcindor began talking over each other.

“No, Yamiche, excuse me – Yamiche, I’m not dealing hypotheticals, of course it’s wrong,” Conway said.

“But you can’t just make an accusation and not tell us who it is," Conway added, turning again to Jiang. "Who is it?”

“I think you understand how these conversations go," the CBS News journalist replied. "I am also a journalist.”

Conway then talked over Jiang, saying, “I don’t know how these conversations go and that’s highly offensive. So, you should tell us all who it is. I’d like to know who it is.”

“I’m not going to engage in hypotheticals,” Conway added as Alcindor attempted to ask another question. “I’m married to an Asian.”

“I mean, I’m not engaging in hypotheticals," the administration official went on to say. “I'm married to an Asian ... my kids are partly — I'm married to an Asian American, my kids are 25 percent Filipino."