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Trump Defends White House Christmas Parties as Covid Cases Surge in U.S.
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December 8, 2020
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1:07Now PlayingWhile deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, President Donald Trump is defending the decision to host holiday parties at the White House.
"Frankly, we have reduced the number very substantially," Trump told reporters, adding that he saw a lot of people at the parties wearing masks.
Coronavirus cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first time on record, with the crisis likely to get worse because of the fallout from gatherings at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's.
Nearly every state is reporting surges. A vaccine appears days away from getting approval in the U.S.
The coronavirus has caused more than 284,000 confirmed deaths and nearly 15 million confirmed infections in the United States.
Trump was speaking at an event celebrating “Operation Warp Speed,” his administration's effort to produce and distribute safe and effective vaccines for COVID-19.
Trump used the event to sign an executive order in which the secretary of Health and Human Services is directed to ensure that Americans have priority access to the vaccine.
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