‘Too weak’: Top EU diplomat pans Trump’s leadership during coronavirus pandemic

Published April 21, 2020 4:33pm ET



President Trump has played a “weak” role in the trans-Atlantic response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the European Union’s top diplomat.

“Too weak,” EU High Representative Josep Borrell said of the United States during a videoconference with members of the European Parliament. “Maybe because they were not at all prepared to face this problem, and now, they are suffering the consequences as much as some European countries have done.”

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