Democratic lawmakers call on Republicans to apologize for 'bigoted' coronavirus language

Congressional Democrats called on Republicans on Tuesday to apologize for language about the coronavirus the Democratic lawmakers slammed as "bigoted."

Earlier in the day, the House minority leader, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., shared the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's page about the coronavirus, which has been named COVID-19, referring to it as the "Chinese coronavirus."

Condemnation came quickly from the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and House Democrats.

Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., who is the vice-chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, replied to McCarthy in a...