ONLINE FEEDBACK

Here is what readers of theday.com had to say about the Bloomberg wire story, “Trump’s ‘Chinese Virus’ tweet adds fuel to fire with Beijing.”

“King Dotard.” — Derek Watkins

“Is the left getting ready to side with China in this origin mess? Say blame the U.S. (Trump)? (So) did this virus start, where, middle of the Pacific Ocean?” — David Carlson

“Stupid is what stupid does.” — George Tryon

“Rather than trading names and insults like schoolyard boys, perhaps it would be better to come up with proof that shows the origin...with our intelligence services that should not be too difficult to prove. Start with China where the outbreak began. Look into germ warfare and research protocol.” — William Morse

“All animal-based foods come with a risk, remember mad cow disease? I'm as critical as anyone with respect to these Asian markets (it's not just China), but if you really want to get the Chinese to cooperate, it's best done through direct communications with professional negotiators and not through stream-of-consciousness tweets from a clueless moron.” — George Blahun

“Why is calling this the Wuhan virus any different and somehow racist than the past practices of identifying the disease from whence it came? Recall; Lyme disease, East Nile virus, Ebola, Spanish flu, Rocky Mountain Spotted fever all named after their point of first recognition.” — Robert Warner

“This is time to cooperate with others. Our president has this week insulted the Europeans, the Chinese, and governors around the country. This doesn't help and can only make things more difficult. It'll be his own fault when the disease becomes known as Trumpvirus.” — Keith Tomlinson

“Whatever. Outside of the chattering class no one cares what you call this crap.” — Jack Bernhard