Trump jealous of Covid media coverage: Obama

October 27, 2020 22:50

Former US President Barack Obama skewered Trump's complaints about the attention the media devotes to COVID-19, and said his successor was "jealous' of the virus.

"What's his closing argument? That people are too focused on COVID! said Obama, speaking to a crowd of Biden supporters in a drive-in rally in Florida. COVID COVID COVID hes complaining, hes jealous of COVIDs media coverage!

Over the last several weeks, Trump, who recently recovered from COVID-19, has promised supporters that the country is rounding the turn on the virus, and took to his Twitter to chastise the national media for devoting much of its coverage on continued unemployment, recent country-wide spikes in coronavirus cases, and a growing number of infections and death. Over 226,000 Americans have now died of the virus.

Trump has also mocked the turnout at Obamas campaign events, which the former president has ratcheted up in recent days as he campaigns for his old running mate, Joe Biden. Trump has insisted that he draws larger crowds than Obama, a claim Obama ridiculed on Tuesday.

In his remarks on Tuesday, Obama also made fun of the presidents television-viewing habits and his frequent use of Twitter.

Tweeting at the TV doesn't fix things, Obama said. Watching TV all day doesn't fix things. Making stuff up doesn't fix things. You've got to have a plan if you want to make people's lives better."

Trump, for his part, tweeted about Obamas speech.

"Now @FoxNews is playing Obamas no crowd, fake speech for Biden, a man he could barely endorse because he couldnt believe he won, Trump said.

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