Trump news – live: President boasts of 'high marks' despite spiralling coronavirus death toll, as Pence and Harris both take campaign to swing state
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump once more boasted about the United States’ handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, claiming the country was “starting to get VERY high marks” when compared to other nations.
The US president, who added that a coronavirus vaccine was “coming, and fast”, made those remarks despite rises in the number of infections across 22 US states, according to Reuters analysis., and the wolrd’s largest death toll.
Elsewhere on Monday, vice president Mike Pence and his would-be successor, Kamala Harris, are making separate visits to Wisconsin, a crucial swing state that was largely neglected by the 2016 Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, as the 2020 campaign enters the homestretch.
Continues attack on Biden/Harris ticket both on the economy and vaccine development.
Says Harris should apologise for comments regarding the development of a vaccine. Claims vaccine will be developed soon.
On coronavirus, he says the fatality rate has declined 85 per cent since April. Makes claim that US has one of the lowest fatality rates in world.
Says Biden presided over the slowest, weakest recovery from the Great Recession.
Trump begins press conference by hailing latest numbers, the economic recovery, and the American worker. Calls rebound of economy “spectacular”.
Awaiting Trump White House press conference
As noted earlier, the press conference will take place at the North Portico of the White House.
Mark Knoller, CBS News White House correspondent, notes: “Usually the North Portico is used to greet foreign leaders arriving for State Dinners. Pres Obama used the North Portico 3 times for the Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon ceremonies.”
Obama thanks ‘those who’ve kept our country going this year’
The former president calls for essential workers to be treated as such, pandemic or not.
Pence delivers remarks in Wisconsin
Wishes the crowd a happy Labor Day, says that Donald Trump loves the badger state and is “the best friend American workers have ever had”.
Says he stands with Trump when he defends faith, family, and the American flag.
“When he stands up to the radical left and their socialist agenda, I stand with president Donald Trump.”
He adds: “When this president stands up every day and fights for American workers and jobs, jobs jobs — we stand with president Donald Trump.”
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