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In U.N. Speech, Trump Blasts China And WHO, Blaming Them For Spread Of COVID-19

In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, the president once again sought to blame China for the COVID-19 pandemic and called on Beijing to be punished for its handling of the disease.

Updated at 11:25 a.m. ET

In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, President Trump once again sought to blame China for the COVID-19 pandemic and called on Beijing to be punished for its handling of the disease, which has killed nearly a million people worldwide – a fifth of them in the U.S.

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