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Major Asian leaders summit in Vegas called off as Trump tells SC MAGAts about coronavirus "hoax"
President Donald Trump attempted to downplay the severity of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic during a campaign rally in South Carolina on Friday.
But as the commander-in-chief was referring to the epidemic as a “hoax,” his own administration was reportedly cancelling a major global meeting.
“The Trump administration has called off a major summit of Asian leaders next month in Las Vegas amid growing alarm over the coronavirus,” NBC News reported Friday evening, citing “two U.S. officials.”
The meeting was for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on March 14.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/america-calls-off-major-meeting-of-world-leaders-in-las-vegas-as-trump-continues-to-downplay-coronavirus-risks/
But as the commander-in-chief was referring to the epidemic as a “hoax,” his own administration was reportedly cancelling a major global meeting.
“The Trump administration has called off a major summit of Asian leaders next month in Las Vegas amid growing alarm over the coronavirus,” NBC News reported Friday evening, citing “two U.S. officials.”
The meeting was for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on March 14.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/america-calls-off-major-meeting-of-world-leaders-in-las-vegas-as-trump-continues-to-downplay-coronavirus-risks/
