According to Worldometers data , the US currently has 89,538 deaths from Covid-19. The number of people with pathogens in the country now exceeds 1.5 million.
In an online speech on May 16, Obama criticized "people on duty" to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. According to NBC News , this is considered to be one of the harshest criticism Obama has ever had for the successor administration of Donald Trump.
“More than anything, the pandemic has finally torn the curtain on the idea that many people on duty know what they’re doing. Many of them don’t even look like they are on a mission. It is up to you to make the world better, ”Mr. Obama said.
According to NBC News , since leaving the White House three years ago, Mr. Obama has not repeatedly criticized Mr. Trump publicly.
Last week, in a private discussion, Mr. Obama once criticized the Trump administration to respond to the Covid-19 epidemic "completely chaotic disaster".
The White House, meanwhile, asserts that the Trump administration has done well.
“President Trump’s unprecedented response has saved many lives. The initial ban on travel and the isolation regulation (issued by him) protected the American public from the start, while the American Wage and Direct Money Protection Program was needed for us to recover. economic recovery, "the White House statement said.
Last month, Mr. Obama announced his support for former deputy, Joe Biden, in the race to the US presidential seat this year. Mr. Obama emphasized that Mr. Biden was considered the right person to "lead us through the darkest moments".
In a related development, President Trump on May 16 said his administration was considering a series of proposals on the World Health Organization (WHO), including the restoration of 10% of the hospital. previous assistance with the organization.
However, Mr. Trump emphasized that no final decision has been made and the US is still freezing the grant.
Trump suspended WHO aid from April 14, accusing the organization of supporting China’s "false information program" on Covid-19. WHO has denied the allegations.
