The president also hits out at presidential challenger Joe Biden, calling him 'incompetent' and 'mentally shot'.
Although it's hard to compare death rates accurately, the JHS count shows the US with more deaths as a percentage of cases than most other countries currently struggling with the pandemic.
President Trump also denied there was a plan to discredit top infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci - who has often appeared alongside him at press conferences."But I have a very good - I spoke to him yesterday at length - I have a very good relationship with Dr Fauci."It comes aftermade by Dr Fauci on the outbreak, which it said later turned out to be wrong.
More than 140,000 people have died with the coronavirus in the US and there have been over 3.7 million confirmed cases, according to JHU figures.That's nearly twice as many as the second-placed country, Brazil, which has nearly 79,000 and just over two million respectively.
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