Donald Trump on Tuesday evening said he was ‘very appreciative’ of President Joe Biden paid tribute to his administration’s efforts to create the vaccine – adding that he was ‘surprised to hear it’.
Biden several hours previously had commended his predecessor for leading efforts to make the U.S. one of the first countries in the world for getting a vaccine against COVID-19.
‘Thanks to the prior administration and our scientific community, America is one of the first countries to get the vaccine,’ said Biden.
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‘Thanks to the prior administration and our scientific community, America is one of the first countries to get the vaccine,’ said Biden.
‘Thanks to my administration, the hard work of Americans, we let, our roll-out, made America among the world leaders in getting shots in arms.’
Trump, who has frequently complained about not getting enough credit for his decisions in pushing the vaccine manufacture, said he was pleasantly surprised by the president’s words.
‘I’m very appreciative of that – I was surprised to hear it,’ Trump told Fox News.
‘I think it was a terrific thing, and I think it makes a lot of people happy.
‘I think he did something very good.
‘You know, it has to be a process of healing in this country, and that will help a lot.’
The 75-year-old – who on Sunday was booed when he confirmed he had had the booster shot – said Americans should be ‘really happy’ about having access to vaccines.
‘When we came up with these incredible vaccines – three of them – and therapeutics, we did a tremendous job, and we should never disparage them,’ Trump said.
‘We should be really happy about it because we’ve all saved millions and millions of lives all over the world.’
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