Trump Says ‘We Have Prevailed’ in Testing as Deaths Top 80,000
- President ends news conference after clash with reporter
- President later says his remarks pertained only to testing
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President Donald Trump declared Monday at a White House news conference on the coronavirus outbreak that “we have prevailed,” as U.S. deaths from the disease exceeded 80,000 -- a remark he later said pertained only to testing for the infection.
“Thanks to the courage of our citizens and our aggressive strategy, hundreds of thousands of lives have been saved,” Trump said. “In every generation, through every challenge and hardship and danger, America has risen to the task, we have met the moment and we have prevailed.”