US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the ongoing coronavirus crisis is worse than the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center.

Iran Press/America: "We went through the worst attack we've ever had on our country. This is really the worst attack we've ever had," he told reporters at the White House. "This is worse than Pearl Harbor. This is worse than the World Trade Center,” according to Anadolu News Agency.

Trump said the pandemic could have been stopped by China, but "it wasn't."

The U.S. is the country with the highest numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths in the world. Currently, the country has more than 1.2 million cases and greater than 72,000 deaths.

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