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Published 16:14 06 Oct 2020 GMT
A number of celebrities, such as Bette Midler and Mandy Moore, have slammed Donald Trump for telling Americans not to be "afraid" of Covid-19.
On Monday evening, Trump appeared in a video upon his return to the White House, after spending three days receiving treatment for the coronavirus at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Trump was perceived by many to be downplaying the dangers of the virus, telling Americans not to let it "dominate" their lives.
The president spoke about the pandemic in the following video message, which he shared upon his return to the White House:
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In a video shared with his 87 million followers on Twitter, Trump said:
"I just left Walter Reed Medical Center and it's really something very special - the doctors, the nurses, the first responders. And I learned so much about coronavirus. And one thing that's for certain: Don't let it dominate you. Don't be afraid of it. You're gonna beat it.
"And now I'm better, and maybe I'm immune - I don't know. But don't let it dominate your lives - get out there, be careful. We have the best medicines in the world, and it all happened very shortly and they're all getting approved. And the vaccines are coming momentarily.
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In response, a number of celebrities have made their feelings on the president's stance plain. For instance, actress Bette Midler stated: "The sick #IdiotInChief just tweeted that 'I never felt better in 20 years. Don’t be afraid of getting COVID!' TELL THAT TO THE DEAD! Must be pumped up from steroids & getting medications no one else in the world can get. He shoulda said '#ImHighAsAKite [sic].'"
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Mandy Moore also took to Twitter, writing: "Don’t be afraid of covid? Tell that to the 210,000 families who have lost loved ones. To the Black, Brown and Indigenous folks disproportionately affected.
"With tens of millions of jobs lost and the economy tanked. Many of us isolated for months. You’re the cruelest [sic]."
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Meanwhile, Captain America actor Chris Evans wrote:
"Don’t be afraid of Covid?! You’ve been under round-the-clock care by the best doctors using the best drugs. Do you really think everyone has access to that?!
"Sadly, I’m sure you’re aware of that disparity, you just don’t care. This is reckless to a shocking degree, even for you [sic]."
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Writer and comedian Josh Gad also chimed in by tweeting:
"Don’t be afraid of Covid' America!
"With a helicopter at your disposal and access to treatments only a President can get, you too will get though this just fine in time to get back to your state of the art in-house medical facility with 24 hour care and the best doctors around!"
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Scrubs star Zach Braff, who recently lost best friend Nick
Trump first confirmed that his aide, Hope Hicks, tested positive for the novel coronavirus on October 2. Two hours later, he confirmed that he and First Lady Melania Trump, had also tested positive. Trump wrote:
"Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! [sic]"
According to the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Research Center, there have been 7,461,206 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the United States, resulting in 210,237 deaths, as of the time of writing.
