The coronavirus is the most hotly discussed topic in the world as the Trump administration has asked for money to fight the outbreak, which is still extremely rare in the United States.
There has been some partisan jockeying over the virus, as House Speakers Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said, āI donāt think the president knows what heās talking about ā once again.ā
Trump shot back, accusing Pelosi of ātrying to create a panic,ā adding that āthereās no reason to panic.ā
During an interview on āFox & Friendsā on Friday morning, Donald Trump Jr. went even further, suggesting that Democrats are rooting for the coronavirus to invade the United States and kill āmillions of people.ā
The presidentās eldest son said, āWeāve seen this play out for four years. Anything can use to try to hurt Trump, they will. Anything he does in a positive sense ā¦ they will not give him credit for. The playbook is old at this point.ā
āBut for them to try to take a pandemic and seemingly hope that it comes here and kills millions of people so that they can end Donald Trumpās streak of winning is a new level of sickness. I donāt know if this is coronavirus or Trump derangement syndrome but these people are infected badly.ā
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Even after the administration asked for $2.5 billion to help fight the virus, some Democrats remained unconvinced that the White House was ready for what could be an outbreak. House Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused the Trump administration of being ācaught flat-footed.ā
Trump has insisted that the risk of the coronavirus is low in the U.S. However, the CDC has told Americans not to travel to some countries, namely China, which has seen a huge outbreak of the disease.