Tehran, 08 May_ US President Donald Trump “lied” about China being behind the coronavirus outbreak and that the deadly flu-like pathogen could have been prevented at its origin from turning into a globally epidemiological crisis as part of failed attempts to take the virus blame at home off himself, says a political analyst.
Richard Becker, a commentator with the ANSWER Coalition from San Francisco, made the remarks during a Thursday edition of Press TV’s The Debate program while commenting on the blame game and tensions between China and the US over the source of the pandemic, which has severely battered the US economy.
Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the worst attack ever on his country while pointing the finger at China, saying the outbreak has hit the United States harder than the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor during WW ll or the 9/11 attacks two decades ago, which led the country to wage two deadly wars against Iraq and Afghanistan.
China believes that the US president is trying to divert attention from his poor handling of the coronavirus outbreak in his country in order to back up his presidential bid.
Trump claimed last week that he had seen evidence linking the virus to a lab in the Chinese city of Wuhan and threatened new trade tariffs on China. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also said there is “enormous evidence" backing the coronavirus-leak scenario.
The World Health Organization, senior US scientists and even the US intelligence community have rejected the claim despite pressure from the White House.
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