Meghan McCain on Monday apologized for her prior defense of President Donald Trump and others who used racist, anti-Asian names for the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. “I condemn the reprehensible violence and vitriol that has been targeted towards the Asian-American community,” the cohost of ABC’s “The View” tweeted. “There is no doubt Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric fueled many of these attacks and I apologize for any past comments that aided that agenda.” Throughout last year, Trump insisted on using the phrases “China virus,” “Chinese virus,” and “kung flu,” which research has shown helped fuel anti-Asian sentiments.