White House chief of staff Mark Meadows defended Donald Trump’s claim 99% of coronavirus cases are ‘totally harmless’. Appearing on Fox News, Meadows said there were facts and statements to back up the claims. ‘When you look at the deaths that we have, if you’re over 80 years of age or if you have three what they call comorbidities – diabetes, hypertension, heart issues – then you need to be very, very careful. Outside of that, the risks are extremely low.’ Meadows’ comments come as US death toll tops 130,000 following surge of coronavirus cases.
- Trump official defends misleading claim 99% of coronavirus cases are ‘harmless’
Source: US Politics - theguardian.com
