In a speech to the U.N., President Trump once again sought to blame China for the pandemic and defend his administration's actions — despite widespread criticism of the U.S. response and his own efforts to knowingly downplay the pandemic in its early days.
of both the U.N. body and Beijing for what he said was an effort to obscure the extent of the crisis.
"We will distribute a vaccine, we will defeat the virus, we will end the pandemic, and we will enter a new era of unprecedented prosperity, cooperation and peace," Trump told the assembled delegates.in the global coronavirus vaccine initiative, known as COVAX, that is co-led by the World Health Organization.
"We have the most powerful military anywhere in the world, and it's not even close," he told the U.N. delegates. In remarks that seemed aimed at Trump, Xi urged leaders to reject any attempt to politicize the pandemic.
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