September 30, 2020 9:56:38 am
President Donald Trump speaks during the first presidential debate with former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. (AP Photo / Patrick Semansky)
On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump claimed that India was among the countries that do not accurately disclose the number of deaths from Covid-19. Speaking in the first presidential debate against his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, Trump said India, China and Russia “did not exactly give a direct count” of deaths due to the new coronavirus.
“When it comes to numbers, you don’t know how many people died in China. You don’t know the deaths in Russia or India … they don’t exactly give you a direct count, just so you understand, ”Trump told Biden after the latter highlighted that the United States has more than seven million cases and more. of 200,000. deceased.
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“By closing the country early, we saved thousands of lives … If I left it to you, millions of people would have died. You could never have done the work we did. You don’t have blood to do the job, ”Trump told Biden.
Biden had claimed that Trump “had no plan” to combat the pandemic. “The president has no plans. He knew in February how bad this crisis was, but what did he do? In March I outlined what we should be doing and did it again in July. We should provide funds to people so they can get the help they need, “Biden said.
“Fund what needs to be done now to save lives,” he told Trump.
Trump and Biden were responding to moderator Chris Wallace’s question about why the American people should trust them more than their opponent to deal with the public health crisis caused by Covid-19.
The first debate before the November 3 US election saw the two candidates arguing on various issues, including the vacant Supreme Court seat, ongoing protests against racial inequality, healthcare, climate change, and ballots. electoral by mail. While Biden came under fire for his son Hunter Biden’s alleged ties to Ukraine, Trump was questioned about a report that alleged he paid only $ 750 in taxes in the first two years of his presidency. (Read the highlights of the first debate)
Wednesday’s debate was the first of three scheduled before the US election. The next will take place on October 15, followed by the third on October 22. The debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris is scheduled for October 7.
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