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Published 08:07 IST, October 20th 2020

Trump says of coronavirus: I got it, now I'm here

President Donald Trump was again downplaying the severity of the coronavirus on Monday during a rally in Arizona.

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President Donald Trump was again downplaying the severity of the coronavirus on Monday during a rally in Arizona.

"The pandemic is rounding the turn. Vaccines are coming. And I look fine, don't I?" Trump said, speaking in Tucson at his second rally of the day.

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"People are pandemic-ed out," he added. "That's why it's so great what your governor has done, he's opened up your state."

Trump was referring to Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, praising him for his easing of coronavirus-related business closures.

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Ducey, who spoke at the rally, appeared to mock Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden, mimicking Biden's stutter.

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08:07 IST, October 20th 2020