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Trump says US topping world virus cases is a ‘badge of honour’
Published 07:44 20 May 2020 BST
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"I view it as a badge of honour. Really, it's a badge of honour."
Donald Trump has said that he is pleased that America has the most cases of Covid-19 in the world, as it implies they are doing more testing than anyone else. The US President said on Monday that it was not a bad thing that America now has over 1.5 million Covid-19 cases. He said: "By the way, you know when you say that we lead in cases, that's because we have more testing than anybody else. "So when we have a lot of cases, I don't look at that as a bad thing, I look at that as, in a certain respect, as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better. "So I view it as a badge of honour. Really, it's a badge of honour. "It's a great tribute to the testing and all of the work that a lot of professionals have done." This came after Trump was asked about a potential travel ban between the US and Brazil, after a surge in cases in the South American country. According to the most recent information from John Hopkins University, America has 1,528,566 confirmed cases, as well as 91,921 deaths.Most Viewed in news
