US President Donald Trump surprised everyone when he referred to the coronavirus as a "hoax" during a campaign rally in South Carolina. He even said that the disease was being brought to the fore by the democrats to hamper his re-election chances and compared COVID-19 to a seasonal flu.
 
His statement has not gone down well with comedian Rosie O'Donnell, who expressed her disappointment at how POTUS is handling the seriousness of the disease. In an interview shared on TMX News on Thursday, she said, "There's tremendous confusion, and it comes right from President Trump and it started from him saying it was a hoax, a democratic hoax," adding, "At this level of crisis that he would choose to go that way I mean — he really is such a disappointment to so many people on so many different levels."
 
Donald Trump addressed a press conference in Delhi
Donald Trump addressed a press conference in DelhiTwitter/Screengrab

She further took a dig at Trump and brought up the promise of medical tests for the pandemic. Claiming that "no one answered why he decided to not take the World Health Organization tests", she wondered if it was for him to make the tests in the US. She further pointed out that the citizens need to know the reasons why things happened as they did, when the disease will be over.

"We're looking forward to a time when the nation has a leader they can trust, who doesn't lie to them. The fact that there is no federal leadership is adding to the anxiety that the country has," she lastly said. Albeit not before she hinted at how Trump's statements might end up making things difficult for him during upcoming US president elections. She quipped that Americans will use their voices loud and strong in the elections this November.

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 has gripped the entire globe, leaving thousand of people dead and lakhs infected.

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