Coronavirus attack worse than Pearl Harbour, 9/11, says Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the coronavirus attack is worse than that of the Pearl Harbour and 9/11. The statement came during a conversation with the reporters in the Oval Office of the White House during a meeting with nurses.
He said that "We went through the worst attack we have ever had in our country. This is really the worst attack we have ever had. This is worse than Pearl Harbour. This is worse than the World Trade Center. There has never been an attack like this."
During another White House event, Trump was asked about his comments earlier that likened COVID-19 to the Pearl Harbour and September 11, 2001 attacks. To this, he replied, "I view the invisible enemy as a war. I do not like how it got here because it could have been stopped, but no, I view the invisible enemy like a war."
"This is a mobilisation against a war. It is a tougher enemy. We do very well against the visible enemies. It is the invisible enemy. But we're doing a good job," the president said.
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"Hey, it killed more people than Pearl Harbour and it has killed more people than the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center was close to 3,000. We are gonna beat that by many times, unfortunately. So, yeah. We view it as a war," he added. More than 72,000 Americans had died due to the novel coronavirus and over 12 lakh have tested positive for the disease, by Wednesday.
