Trump panicked about COVID-19, says Biden

ANI
16 Oct 2020, 11:37 GMT+10

Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Former US Vice President Joe Biden hit out at the Donald Trump administration saying that the President panicked about the Coronavirus outbreak in the country.

"The President was informed about how dangerous this virus was. We learned that he knew well how serious it was when he did an interview with Bob Woodward and at the time he said he didn't tell anybody because he was afraid Americans would panic--Americans don't panic, he panicked and didn't say a word to anybody," Biden said during his town hall at Philadelphia.

"He didn't talk about what needed to be done because he kept worrying, in my view, about the stock market. He worried if he talked about how bad this could be, unless we took these precautionary actions, then, in fact, the market would go down. And his barometer of the success of the economy is the market," he added.

Speaking about the vaccine, he responded saying, "Trump talks about things that are not accurate."

"If the body of scientists say (it's ready) and it's been tested, it's gone through the three phases - yes, I would take and I would encourage people to take it. But President Trump is saying things like injecting bleach on your arms," the former US Vice President said in response to a vaccine-related question.

As per the latest updates by Johns Hopkins University, the US -- which is the worst affected country from the virus -- has a total of 7,975,725 COVID-19 cases and the highest death toll in the world with 217,746 deaths. (ANI)

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Mexico Star.

More Information

8 ℃

Fair in Mexico City Intl

Lifestyle

Section

UK man receives 3D printed eyeball, appearance identical to good eye

LONDON, England: A British man made medical history last week when he received a 3D-printed eyeball."This new eye looks fantastic, ...

Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn to star in 'The Facts of Life' live reenactment

Washington [US], November 30 (ANI): Actors Jennifer Aniston and Kathryn Hahn have been recruited as a part of Jimmy Kimmel ...

What is Hanukah and how is it celebrated in Britain?

The festive season is upon us with the start of the eight-day festival of Hanukah. What it is and how ...

1st French Omicron Case on Indian Ocean Island of Reunion

PARIS - Japan and France confirmed their first cases of the new variant of the coronavirus on Tuesday as countries ...

Postman News and The Chaupal organized the talent-recognizing India Iconic Awards 2021

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI/ATK): With the grand success of Digital Entrepreneur Awards 2021, Postman News and The Chaupal ...

Largest abstract painting in the world by youngest sibling duo sets UNICO World Record

New Delhi [India], November 30 (ANI/PNN): Sibling duo Virat Kiran (7) and Chanvitha Sundari (2) set a new UNICO world ...

International

Section