“Schlong Covid” garnered over 40 percent of the vote from Tucker Carlson’s audience and claimed the top spot for the new title.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson polled his audience to find a new name for monkeypox and Friday night he announced the winning title for the virus: Schlong Covid.
“So we had a vote,” Carlson announced, “There was no ballot harvesting. You can trust our counting. And the new name for monkeypox is now officially – and we’re declaring it – Schlong Covid.”
The host decided to take on responsibility for renaming the communicable disease on Thursday night after reports surfaced that public health officials believe the name “monkeypox” to be racist.
On Twitter podcaster Jason Whitlock wrote, “Tucker is trying to take my title as the king of the nicknames. Schlong Covid is the GOAT.”
