'It's going away': Trump on Covid-19

October 23, 2020 06:45

Coronavirus is the first topic as there are over 8.4 million US cases and 222,000 deaths.

And US President Trump gets the first question of the evening.

Since the last debate earlier this month, 16,000 Americans have died from Covid, Welker says. How would Trump lead in the next stage of the crisis?

He says spikes across the nation are "now gone", and "spikes and surges in other places they will soon be gone".

"We have a vaccine...it's going to be announced in weeks," Trump says, adding that the military will distribute it. He emphasises that the pandemic is a global problem.

"I can tell you from personal experience...I had it, I got better."

Moderator Kristen Welker followed up on Trumps claim that the coronavirus vaccine was coming in a matter of weeks.

Asked if that was a guarantee, Trump said, No, its not a guarantee, but I think it will be by the end of the year.

Welker noted experts have said it will take months before a vaccine is widely available and masks will continue to be necessary well into 2021.

I think my timeline is going to be more accurate, Trump said.

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