“There has been so much unnecessary death in this country. It could have been stopped and it could have been stopped short, but somebody a long time ago, it seems, decided not to do it that way,” Trump told reporters at the White House.<\/p>\n
“And the whole world is suffering because of it,” he added.<\/p>\n
He did not give a name, but China has long been slammed by some for failing to timely handle the virus and hiding the outbreak at the beginning.<\/p>\n
US deaths from the coronavirus have surpassed 56,000, with the number of infections near one million — two thirds of the world’s total.<\/p>\n
Asked by a reporter how he would hold Beijing accountable, Trump said there are a lot of ways and the US is conducting “serious investigations\u201d into China\u2019s response to the outbreak.<\/p>\n
“We are not happy with China. We\u2019re not happy with that whole situation. We believe it could have been stopped at the source.<\/p>\n
“It could have been stopped quickly and it wouldn\u2019t have spread all over the world,” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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