Trump Minimizes Spike in Virus Cases, Calls Fauci ‘Alarmist’
- President says he has a ‘great’ relationship with Fauci
- Trump falsely claims the U.S. has ‘best’ mortality rate
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President Donald Trump played down rising coronavirus cases in the U.S., saying many people experience nothing more than “sniffles,” that positive tests are only up because of wider testing, and that the U.S. response is the “envy of the world.”