A photo of President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE’s notes for his Thursday press briefing with the coronavirus task force show that “Corona” was crossed out and replaced with “Chinese.”

Jabin Botsford, a staff photographer at The Washington Post, tweeted out the photo of the president’s notes, showing the phrase “Corona Virus” was edited to say “Chinese virus.”

“Close up of President @realDonaldTrump notes is seen where he crossed out ‘Corona’ and replaced it with ‘Chinese’ Virus as he speaks with his coronavirus task force today at the White House,” Botsford posted.

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Close up of President @realDonaldTrump notes is seen where he crossed out "Corona" and replaced it with "Chinese" Virus as he speaks with his coronavirus task force today at the White House. #trump #trumpnotes pic.twitter.com/kVw9yrPPeJ — Jabin Botsford (@jabinbotsford) March 19, 2020

The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.

Trump has faced criticism for referring to the COVID-19 virus causing the pandemic as "the Chinese virus," with some saying he is encouraging an anti-Asian stigma. He has repeatedly defended calling the virus the “Chinese virus,” saying, “It’s not racist at all.”

“It comes from China, that's why,” he said during a press conference Wednesday. “I want to be accurate."

The president appeared to hold China responsible for the administration’s delay in responding to the virus on Wednesday. “I believe they could have given us a lot earlier notice," he said.

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COVID-19 appeared in Wuhan, China, starting in December, and the president formed a task force to combat the virus in late January.

Trump has also used the phrase in his tweets.

Several other Republican leaders like Rep. Paul Gosar Paul Anthony GosarPelosi must go — the House is in dire need of new leadership LWCF modernization: Restoring the promise Trump tweets his people have all left Drudge MORE (Ariz.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Kevin Owen McCarthyTrump asked Chamber of Commerce to reconsider Democratic endorsements: report The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill Trump's sharp words put CDC director on hot seat MORE (Calif.) have called COVID-19 the “Wuhan virus” and “Chinese coronavirus,” sparking criticism.

Trump’s health advisers, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Redfield, have called it inappropriate and inaccurate to label the virus as the “Chinese virus.”

A World Health Organization (WHO) official cautioned against using the phrase “Chinese virus” on Wednesday, saying it may inspire racial profiling against Asians.

“This is a time for solidarity, this is a time for facts, this is a time to move forward together, to fight this virus together. There is no blame in this,” Mike Ryan, the executive director of WHO’s Emergencies Program, said.

WHO had previously asked for people not to refer to the virus as the “Wuhan virus.”