2 minutes agoTrump and Biden Messages for the New Year
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)In a New Year's Eve message, President Donald Trump reflected on his achievements, calling them historical “ ”, while his successor, President-elect Joe Biden, gave an optimistic tone for 2021. After weeks of trying to win the battle for a second term at the White House, [...]
After weeks of attempts to win the battle for a second term at the White House, Republican Trump said in a video posted in Titter: “People should remind us of what has been done”.
Trump, who has yet to officially conceded defeat in the November elections to the Democrat rival, returned to Washington from his Florida resort earlier than planned, notes VOA.
Meanwhile, speaking from the state of Delauer, President-elect Biden expressed honor for health - care workers and encouraged people to be vaccinated. He made comments during a brief presentation with his wife, Jill Biden, in an ABC special television programme.
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He repeated the call for vaccines to be distributed faster.
President Trump, who himself was affected by the coronary in October, often minimized the risk of pandemic. Many health experts have criticised his response to pandemic as unorganized, saying that in some cases he ignored science that explains the transmission of the virus.
But in his comments he noted that the United States has produced a vaccine for COVID-19 in record time and that he accurately predicted the vaccine would emerge before the end of the year.
The United States has become one of the most hit countries by COVID-19, with more than 340,000 deaths officially attributed to the Coronobrus.
