Former President Donald Trump said he was “surprised” and “very appreciative” that President Joe Biden thanked him and his administration Tuesday for their success in developing COVID-19 vaccines, Newsmax reports.
“I’m very appreciative of that — I was surprised to hear it,” Trump told Fox News of Biden’s comments. “I think it was a terrific thing, and I think it makes a lot of people happy.”
Biden held a press conference in which he announced increased COVID-19 testing capacity and expanded access to vaccines, and support for hospitals across the country amid a surge in cases of the omicron variant.
“Thanks to the prior administration and our scientific community, America is one of the first countries to get the vaccine,” Biden said. “Thanks to my administration, the hard work of Americans, we led a rollout that made America among the world leaders in getting shots in arms.”
Trump told Fox News that Biden’s words could be helpful in the fight against COVID-19 because “tone” and “trust” were important in getting Americans vaccinated.
“I think he did something very good,” Trump told Fox News. “You know, it has to be a process of healing in this country, and that will help a lot.” Newsmax
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Why can’t we all get along?
I’m no Trump supporter but if there wasn’t a constant message from the Democrats and the media of “Trump is a jerk, we hate him and we are after him” he would not be nearly as crazy as he is. And while the Democrats may be more subtle they have no moral high ground over Trump.