AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s alternate reality on COVID-19 threat
4 years, 5 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s alternate reality on COVID-19 threat

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump appears to be living in an alternate reality when it comes to the COVID-19 threat. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, who was coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force at the time and announced the travel restrictions, said Trump made the decision in late January after accepting the “uniform recommendation of the career public health officials here at HHS.” While the World Health Organization did advise against the overuse of travel restrictions, Azar told reporters in February that his department’s career health officials had made a “considered recommendation, which I and the president adopted” in a bid to slow spread of the virus. Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, said test results in parts of the U.S. take as long as a week, which is “too long.” “You do the testing to find out who’s carrying the virus and then quickly get them isolated so they don’t spread it around,” he said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “And it’s very hard to make that work when there’s a long delay built in.” ___ DEATH RATES TRUMP: “I think we have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world.” — Fox interview. CHRIS WALLACE, host of “Fox News Sunday”: “That’s not true, sir.” TRUMP: “Number one, low mortality rate.” — Fox interview. Biden said Trump was “fear-mongering” against foreigners and the Democrat took issue with Trump’s references to the “China virus” as an example.

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‘All braggadocio’: Ex-Trump official ‘very worried’ of risk in next term
2 weeks, 2 days ago

‘All braggadocio’: Ex-Trump official ‘very worried’ of risk in next term

Raw Story  

Donald Trump’s former national security adviser delivered a dark forecast for the incoming president’s second term in a stark Christmas Eve assessment where he sharply criticized his former boss’s lack of knowledge and disinterest in facts. John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser who became an outspoken critic after leaving his administration, said it is “much more likely that a …

Trump's game, China's move
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump's game, China's move

China Daily  

Cai Meng/China Daily The Trump White House is likely to ignite another round of inflation in new trade and tech wars. Trump's triple inflation risks If the 2021-23 inflation surge in America killed Biden's second term by instigating widespread voter frustration, Trump's economic agenda is likely to pose a triple threat to US price stability. The second likely source of …

Trump's game, China's move
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump's game, China's move

China Daily  

Cai Meng/China Daily The Trump White House is likely to ignite another round of inflation in new trade and tech wars. Trump's triple inflation risks If the 2021-23 inflation surge in America killed Biden's second term by instigating widespread voter frustration, Trump's economic agenda is likely to pose a triple threat to US price stability. The second likely source of …

Trump's game, China's move
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump's game, China's move

China Daily  

Cai Meng/China Daily The Trump White House is likely to ignite another round of inflation in new trade and tech wars. Trump's triple inflation risks If the 2021-23 inflation surge in America killed Biden's second term by instigating widespread voter frustration, Trump's economic agenda is likely to pose a triple threat to US price stability. The second likely source of …

Biden: ‘The pandemic is over’
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden: ‘The pandemic is over’

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden said he believes the Covid-19 pandemic is “over” in an appearance on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” but acknowledged the US still has a “problem” with the virus that has killed more than 1 million Americans. Biden on 2024 The President told “60 Minutes” in the interview aired Sunday he had not made a “firm decision” on …

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots
2 years, 7 months ago

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if Congress doesn’t swiftly approve new funding for more vaccines and treatments. “That leaves a lot of us vulnerable.” Jha predicted that the next generation of vaccines, which are likely to be …

AP FACT CHECK: Biden puffs up claims of virus, job gains
2 years, 11 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Biden puffs up claims of virus, job gains

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a self-appraisal that didn’t always fit with the facts, President Joe Biden on Wednesday made the dubious assertion that he’s outperformed all expectations on the pandemic in his first year and inflated his contribution to COVID-era economic growth. Biden himself set higher expectations than have been met when he held a July 4 event headlined a celebration …

Trump spews lies about Covid on Fox Business: 'It was virtually gone when I left — it was over'
3 years, 4 months ago

Trump spews lies about Covid on Fox Business: 'It was virtually gone when I left — it was over'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump ranted against vaccine booster shots and falsely insisted that the Covid-19 virus was "virtually gone" when he left office. During an interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on Wednesday, Trump said that he was "proud" to have taken the Covid vaccine. "When I was president, you didn't have this problem with people not wanting to …

Trump demands 'reparations' from China over Covid: 'They must pay'
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump demands 'reparations' from China over Covid: 'They must pay'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He said: “We had this horrible thing come in from China, we got that …

The Covid-19 origin story has massive political consequences
3 years, 7 months ago

The Covid-19 origin story has massive political consequences

CNN  

CNN — A growing storm over the origins in China of Covid-19 has explosive political implications for the United States at home and abroad, as well as the dueling legacies of two presidents that will be defined by the pandemic. Facing his own political pressure, Biden laid out two theories seen as “likely” by US intelligence on the origin of …

Biden plunges into the global debate over access to COVID-19 vaccines
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden plunges into the global debate over access to COVID-19 vaccines

LA Times  

President Biden will announce on Friday his plan for the United States to contribute $4 billion to the global fight against COVID-19, stepping into an international leadership role that his predecessor had abandoned during the pandemic. Politics How vaccination efforts across the world may affect Americans President Biden is racing to get more Americans inoculated faster, but the lagging vaccination …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s fiction in his goodbye to Washington
3 years, 11 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s fiction in his goodbye to Washington

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In his final remarks as president, Donald Trump tried to take credit for accomplishments of his predecessor and even those to come under President Joe Biden. to defend the truth and defeat the lies.” A look at some of Trump’s statements to well-wishers at Joint Base Andrews en route to Florida on Wednesday and in his videotaped address …

‘Shameful': US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Shameful': US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office

Associated Press  

As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. “This is just one step on an ominous path of fatalities,” said Dr. Irwin Redlener, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University and one of many public health experts who contend the Trump administration’s …

Joe Biden dismisses Donald Trump's push to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions from Europe, Brazil
3 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden dismisses Donald Trump's push to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions from Europe, Brazil

Firstpost  

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden’s spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that a COVID-19 ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted, underlining the fractious transition of power. “On the advice of our medical team, the Administration does not intend to lift these restrictions on 26 January,” tweeted Jen Psaki, Biden’s press secretary. “In …

US deaths from COVID-19 surpass 400,000 as Trump leaves office
3 years, 11 months ago

US deaths from COVID-19 surpass 400,000 as Trump leaves office

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden, on eve of inauguration, says ‘to heal, we must remember’ those who died in pandemic. California hard-hit Public health officials have criticised the Trump administration’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, saying it has been slower than expected and “chaotic”. “The state has averaged 466.7 daily deaths over the last week, an increase of 32.2 percent from two weeks ago,” the …

Trump says US Covid cases, deaths exaggerated
4 years ago

Trump says US Covid cases, deaths exaggerated

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that the record-breaking numbers of new COVID-19 cases, nearly 300,000 in the past 24 hours, are exaggerated due to the Centers for Disease Control method of counting. "The number of cases and deaths of the China Virus is far exaggerated in the United States because of @CDCgov 's ridiculous method of determination compared …

US facing four historic crises at once, says Joe Biden
4 years ago

US facing four historic crises at once, says Joe Biden

India TV News  

The United States is facing four historic crises at once, President-elect Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding his team is working hard to tackle the time-bound challenges. Taking to Twitter, Biden said, "From COVID-19 and the economy to climate change and racial justice -- our nation is facing four historic crises at once. On Saturday, Biden had accused Donald Trump …

VIRUS TODAY: Make-or-break in California, Midwest reprieve
4 years ago

VIRUS TODAY: Make-or-break in California, Midwest reprieve

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Here's what's happening Friday with …

‘Merry Christmas’: Biden urges Congress and Trump to rush Covid aid to struggling Americans before the holidays
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Merry Christmas’: Biden urges Congress and Trump to rush Covid aid to struggling Americans before the holidays

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Calling the November jobs …

Trump trade advisor makes wild claim China sent ‘thousands of people around the world’ to spread Covid
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump trade advisor makes wild claim China sent ‘thousands of people around the world’ to spread Covid

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy White House trade adviser …

How Biden plans to change the US Covid-19 pandemic response
4 years, 2 months ago

How Biden plans to change the US Covid-19 pandemic response

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris say they will move the US Covid-19 pandemic response in a dramatically different direction. “I want everyone to know on day one, we’re going to put our plan to control this virus into action.” There were dauntingly high new case numbers last week, and by the time Biden takes office …

How Trump made Covid-19 an ally, and almost won the Presidency
4 years, 2 months ago

How Trump made Covid-19 an ally, and almost won the Presidency

India Today  

In interviews to the Washington Post’s Bob Woodward in the first quarter of this year, Donald Trump confided that he knew how dangerous Covid-19 was, but was downplaying the havoc the virus could cause so that people didn’t “panic”. A “democrat hoax”, amplified by Trump’s sidekicks at Fox News—the channel that Trump’s half of America watches, at the exclusion of …

U.S. Sets Record For Cases Amid Election Battle Over Virus
4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. Sets Record For Cases Amid Election Battle Over Virus

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The United States set another record for daily confirmed coronavirus cases as states around the country posted all-time highs, underscoring the vexing issue that confronts the winner of the presidential race. In the 86 days until then, 100,000 more Americans will likely die from the virus if the nation doesn’t shift course, said Dr. Robert Murphy, executive …

Donald Trump Did Shockingly Well In Counties With High COVID-19 Death Rates
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump Did Shockingly Well In Counties With High COVID-19 Death Rates

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Despite President Donald Trump’s brazen negligence in handling the coronavirus, the president actually performed better this year than he did in 2016 in counties with high COVID-19 death rates, according to an internal analysis from Reuters. “The president has spent months minimizing the virus and the pain of the loved ones of the more than 230,000 Americans …

COVID-19 Isn't Just A Trump Failure. It's a Right-Wing Failure Too.
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 Isn't Just A Trump Failure. It's a Right-Wing Failure Too.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Voters are getting exactly the picture they should on the eve of Election Day: President Donald Trump in denial of an ongoing pandemic and actively participating in its spread. A Trumpy Approach To The Virus It is not surprising that a president who seeks economic advice from Lawrence Kudlow, whose record includes predicting Bill Clinton’s tax hikes …

COVID-19, Unemployment: Factors Riding Against Trump’s Re-Election
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19, Unemployment: Factors Riding Against Trump’s Re-Election

The Quint  

Trump, who recently contracted and then recovered from COVID himself, has been roundly criticised for his handling of the pandemic, not just by his opponents but also voters, a majority of whom say that he handled the crisis poorly, according to AFP. Biden has cited Trump’s mishandling of the coronavirus as the primary reason for him not being worthy of …

Trump is wrong: Doctors are not profiting from Covid. We are being consumed by it (opinion)
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump is wrong: Doctors are not profiting from Covid. We are being consumed by it (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Janice Blanchard MD PhD is a professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University. Frontline health care workers have suffered from increased rates of post-traumatic stress syndrome, anxiety, and depression since the pandemic began. One study found that over 1,300 health care workers in the United States have died from Covid-19. Health care workers have …

U.S. Presidential Elections | Trump derides doctors as COVID surges, Biden says Trump ‘giving up’ on virus
4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. Presidential Elections | Trump derides doctors as COVID surges, Biden says Trump ‘giving up’ on virus

The Hindu  

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Friday sought support in Midwestern states where the coronavirus has roared back, with Mr. Trump falsely accusing doctors of profiting from COVID-19 deaths while Mr. Biden said Mr. Trump had surrendered to the pandemic. Earlier in the day in Michigan, Mr. Trump attacked the U.S. medical system, falsely saying: “Our doctors …

‘Enough Of The Lies’: Joe Biden Is Done With Donald Trump’s COVID-19 BS In New Ad
4 years, 2 months ago

‘Enough Of The Lies’: Joe Biden Is Done With Donald Trump’s COVID-19 BS In New Ad

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s monthslong lies about the coronavirus pandemic are the focus of a new ad from Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s campaign. The 51-second clip begins with footage of Trump in January claiming COVID-19 will simply “disappear.” Subsequent footage shows Trump repeatedly downplaying the threat of the virus, while acknowledging its danger in private. The United States …

Trump has ended Covid pandemic, White House science office claims, as cases hit record numbers
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump has ended Covid pandemic, White House science office claims, as cases hit record numbers

The Independent  

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Donald Trump makes frenetic election push in states that highlight his Covid denial
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump makes frenetic election push in states that highlight his Covid denial

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump’s final sprint to shore up states he won four years ago led him Tuesday into the epicenter of America’s quickening viral surge in Wisconsin, as the state’s record single day spikes in Covid-19 cases and deaths crystalized his administration’s failures that could end his political career. He blasted pundits who said back then “‘he can’t …

Obama slams Trump over Covid-19 pandemic response
4 years, 2 months ago

Obama slams Trump over Covid-19 pandemic response

India TV News  

While hitting the campaign trial for Democratic president nominee Joe Biden, former US President Barack Obama slammed his successor Donald Trump's response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, which is currently the worst-hit with the world's highest number of confirmed cases and deaths. Addressing a socially-distanced crowd at a rally in Miami on Saturday, Obama said that if Biden …

Covid-19 Vaccine Ready & Coming Within Weeks: Trump at Final Presidential Debate with Biden
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 Vaccine Ready & Coming Within Weeks: Trump at Final Presidential Debate with Biden

News 18  

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that a COVID-19 vaccine is “ready” and going to be announced “within weeks” to combat the deadly disease that has killed over 223,000 Americans, as he debated with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden for the final time before the presidential election. It’s going to be announced within weeks and it’s going to be …

Trump targets Fauci instead of COVID-19 as infections and deaths rise
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump targets Fauci instead of COVID-19 as infections and deaths rise

LA Times  

President Trump on Monday reignited his feud with the nation’s top infectious disease expert and said he was tired of hearing about the coronavirus as U.S. deaths from COVID-19 topped 220,000 and hospitalizations rose across the country, raising fears of a deadly third wave of infections as winter approaches. Politics Trump’s closing argument heavy on pleas, insults and contempt Begging …

Erin Burnett Dismantles One Of Donald Trump’s Most Repeated Lies About COVID-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Erin Burnett Dismantles One Of Donald Trump’s Most Repeated Lies About COVID-19

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Erin Burnett on Friday debunked one of President Donald Trump’s most repeated and dangerous lies about the coronavirus pandemic — that the United States is “rounding the turn” on the public health crisis. Trump has publicly claimed “for months and months and months” that the outbreak is almost over, noted the host of CNN’s “Outfront.” But Burnett …

Viral surge, fiscal fight may sway US voters more than data
4 years, 3 months ago

Viral surge, fiscal fight may sway US voters more than data

Live Mint  

A surge in COVID-19 cases in a number of U.S. states and roller-coaster prospects for new pandemic aid from Congress are threatening to push the importance of traditional economic data to the back burner for voters in the Nov. 3 election. Overall, likely voters continue to say they have more confidence in U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to create jobs …

US President Donald Trump Says Getting Covid-19 Was a 'Blessing From God'
4 years, 3 months ago

US President Donald Trump Says Getting Covid-19 Was a 'Blessing From God'

News 18  

President Donald Trump, still confined to the White House where he is being treated for COVID-called it a “blessing from God” that he got coronavirus, a disease that has killed over 211,000 Americans this year. “I think this was a blessing from God that I caught it,” the president said of COVID-19 in a video message outside the White House …

Donald Trump fears coronavirus: Urgency US president showed in seeking treatment puts paid to lies about pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump fears coronavirus: Urgency US president showed in seeking treatment puts paid to lies about pandemic

Firstpost  

The facts of Trump’s experience with coronavirus, including how how quickly it sickened him to the point of requiring intensive medical care, are the best tools to fight the misinformation campaign against COVID-19 Something momentous happened late last week, a brief pinprick of clarity piercing through the haze: President Donald Trump finally showed Americans the truth about the coronavirus. But …

How Donald Trump’s COVID-19 illness unfolded: A timeline
4 years, 3 months ago

How Donald Trump’s COVID-19 illness unfolded: A timeline

Al Jazeera  

What we know, and do not know, about President Donald Trump’s bout with COVID-19 after he tested positive on October 1. October 8, 19:00 ET – Trump clear to return to campaign as soon as Saturday: White House physician President Trump’s physician Dr. Sean Conley released a statement through the White House communications office saying Trump has continued to “respond …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s faulty claims on flu and coronavirus
4 years, 3 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s faulty claims on flu and coronavirus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is back to making false comparisons between COVID-19 and the flu, contradicting science and even himself. Second, health officials widely agree that the coronavirus seems to be at least several times more lethal than seasonal flu. Trump’s tweet, which he sent even while grappling with his own COVID-19 infection, also flies in the face of …

Joe Biden slams Donald Trump for downplaying COVID-19 soon after returning to White House from hospital
4 years, 3 months ago

Joe Biden slams Donald Trump for downplaying COVID-19 soon after returning to White House from hospital

Firstpost  

The US president told Americans ’to get out there’ and not fear COVID-19 as he returned from the Walter Reed National Medical Centre for COVID-19 treatment Miami: Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden on Monday castigated Donald Trump for saying Americans should not be afraid of COVID-19 or let it “dominate your life,” even after the president tested positive for …

Trump’s Covid-19 recklessness is costing the US dearly (opinion)
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump’s Covid-19 recklessness is costing the US dearly (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jeffrey D. Sachs is a professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. Trump claims that Americans shouldn’t worry about Covid-19 because of “some really great drugs & knowledge,” disregarding the rather pedestrian fact that Americans do not have access to the same drug regimen that Trump received, nor to the helicopter that ferried …

Fox News' Greg Gutfeld: Trump Got The Coronavirus For America
4 years, 3 months ago

Fox News' Greg Gutfeld: Trump Got The Coronavirus For America

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In one of the more mystifying reactions to President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld suggested Friday that the president didn’t protect himself from the disease because “he didn’t want America to hide from the virus.” Gutfeld’s comments came as the White House announced Trump was being transported to Walter Reed National Military Medical …

Donald Trump coronavirus update: Reports say next 48 hours critical, Trump says feeling much better now
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump coronavirus update: Reports say next 48 hours critical, Trump says feeling much better now

India Today  

Amid contradictory reports on his health, US President Donald Trump on Saturday night released a video statement saying he feels "much better" now and will be back soon. The information provided by anonymous sources close to the White House to the Associated Press and the New York Times contradicts the statement made by Donald Trump's doctors on Saturday. Besides this, …

'I fear the worst' if world's approach to climate change is same as Covid-19: UN chief
4 years, 3 months ago

'I fear the worst' if world's approach to climate change is same as Covid-19: UN chief

India Today  

The United States, China and Russia fought on Thursday during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the coronavirus pandemic after UN chief Antonio Guterres had warned the body that if the climate crisis was approached with the "same disunity and disarray" of Covid-19, then: "I fear the worst". Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Chinese government's top diplomat, …

Donald Trump announces distribution of $200 million for coronavirus vaccine preparedness
4 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump announces distribution of $200 million for coronavirus vaccine preparedness

India Today  

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that his administration is "awarding $200 million of CARES Act funding to all 50 states to prepare to distribute the vaccine to high-risk residents". pic.twitter.com/vLbCaYOVC1 — The White House September 23, 2020 Lauding America's efforts in combating the novel coronavirus pandemic, Donald Trump said: "We are witnessing the fastest economic recovery in American …

Pentagon Gave Most Of Its $1 Billion Coronavirus Aid Package To Defense Contractors: Report
4 years, 3 months ago

Pentagon Gave Most Of Its $1 Billion Coronavirus Aid Package To Defense Contractors: Report

Huff Post  

Defense Secretary Mark Esper, with President Donald Trump, speaks on vaccine development on May 15, 2020, in the Rose Garden of the White House. A new Washington Post report, however, reveals the Trump administration gave a majority of the Pentagon’s billion-dollar coronavirus aid package to defense contractors to make things like Army uniforms, body armor and jet engine parts. Congress …

China: Trump ‘spreading political virus’ at United Nations
4 years, 3 months ago

China: Trump ‘spreading political virus’ at United Nations

Al Jazeera  

US President Donald Trump used the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to attack China’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying it must be held accountable for having “unleashed this plague onto the world”. “Later they falsely said people without symptoms would not spread the disease … The United Nations must hold China accountable for their actions.” ‘Get through this together’ …

Trump downplaying Covid-19 is historic national tragedy: Nancy Pelosi
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump downplaying Covid-19 is historic national tragedy: Nancy Pelosi

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump’s downplaying the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States is a historic national tragedy, said the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, here on Wednesday. In journalist Bob Woodward’s book, Trump revealed that he “played it down” with regard to the severity of Covid-19 to the American people as he “didn’t want to create panic”. …

Donald Trump lauds coronavirus response that left 1.80 lakh dead
4 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump lauds coronavirus response that left 1.80 lakh dead

India Today  

President Donald Trump is lauding the US response to the coronavirus pandemic, despite the country having by far the highest confirmed case count and the highest death toll in the world. During his Republican National Convention remarks Thursday, Trump claimed that "hundreds of thousands of more Americans" would have died if his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, had been in office …

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