Pete Hegseth defends using racist term for coronavirus on Fox News: ‘Off-color, but funny’

Supporters of President Donald Trump continue to try and blame China for America's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

One distraction technique to use racial slurs instead of COVID-19.

"Calling it the 'Chinese coronavirus' isn't just racist, it's dangerous and incites discrimination against Asian Americans and Asian immigrants," Harris tweeted on March 10th.

She has since authored a resolution condemning "the use of anti-Asian terminology and rhetoric related to COVID-19, such as the 'Chinese Virus,' 'Wuhan Virus,' and 'Kung-Flu.'"

But Fox News personality Pete Hegseth defended the slurs during a Thursday appearance with Tucker Carlson.

"Wuhan Virus, Chinese Virus, maybe even the Kung-Flu -- you know, a little off-color, but funny," he claimed.

Hegseth's remarks came three days after Trump plugged his new book.