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‘It will disappear’: the disinformation Trump spread about the coronavirus – timeline The president was personally warned about the growing crisis beginning in mid-January – but continued to give false assurances to the American public Coronavirus – live US updates Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus taskforce […] More
Fauci warns of resurgence if restrictions dropped too soon US reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump’s virus response Live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Support the Guardian. Make a contribution Trump coronavirus task force press briefing at the White House on 10 April. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Senior US public health officials have pushed back on […] More
The response to the COVID-19 crisis by both President Donald Trump and his administration has been abysmal, crafting a narrative that has revealed a warped reality based on a combination of ignorance, delusion, denial and a lack of preparedness. Trump has displayed utter ignorance, especially in the early days of the outbreak in America, stating […] More
Over the past few weeks, US President Donald Trump has been urging Americans to take hydroxychloroquine, which he touts as a “miracle cure” for the coronavirus known as COVID-19. Intrigued by the persistence of Trump’s claim, The Guardian has sought to uncover the origin of his apparent fixation on this exotic molecule currently used for […] More
Don’t let free speech be a casualty of coronavirus. We need it more than ever Cas Mudde Despots like Hungary’s Viktor Orbán are banning speech to ‘fight’ Covid-19. But more democratic countries are too Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ccoronavirus has given autocratic populists an […] More
Jerome Adams reaches for second world war imagery No White House briefing as president tweets instead Coronavirus – US updates Coronavirus – global updates See all our coronavirus coverage The USNS Comfort is seen docked at Pier 90 in Manhattan. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters The US surgeon general warned the country on Sunday that it will […] More
Sanctions are crippling Iran’s fight against coronavirus Pirouz Hanachi As mayor of Tehran I have seen lives lost as a result of medical shortages. This is no time for vindictive politics • Coronavirus latest updates • See all our coronavirus coverage A temporary hospital for coronavirus patients at an exhibition centre in Tehran, Iran: ‘As […] More
Trump’s narcissism has taken a new twist. And now he has American blood on his hands Jonathan Freedland The US president has been exposed by the coronavirus crisis. The only small comfort for the rest of the world is that he’s not their leader Donald Trump during a coronavirus briefing at the White House. Photograph: […] More
