Covid is China's problem, not mine: Trump

October 23, 2020 06:56

Trump said of the coronavirus pandemic, "I take full responsibility. It's not my fault that it came here. It's China's fault."

The US president has consistently tried to blame Beijing for the pandemic, as his administration's response has been widely criticised.

US President Trump has in recent months lambasted China over the coronavirus pandemic, but he praised Chinese leader Xi Jinping's handling of the deadly disease for months at the beginning of the outbreak.

As cases of Covid-19 first began to appear in the United States, Trump spoke highly of Xi's handling of the outbreak in China and repeatedly said the US was in close coordination with Beijing on the matter.

"I think they've handled it professionally and I think they're extremely capable and I think President Xi is extremely capable and I hope that it's going to be resolved," he said on Feb 13.

Hundreds of US deaths later, Trump's attitude toward Beijing began to change.

"I'm a little upset with China, I'll be honest with you, because as much as I like President Xi and as much as I respect the country and admire the country I have great admiration for the country, what they've done in a short period of time. But they should have told us about this," he said on March 22.

Trump said last week that he could not say when he had last spoken to his Chinese counterpart.

"I have not spoken to him in a while because I don't want to speak to him," he said.

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