Trump campaign counterattacks Biden on coronavirus by citing Obama administration record

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Although Joe Biden’s campaign and its allies are launching ads attacking the White House over its response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump’s reelection committee is turning the tables on the presumptive Democratic nominee by tying him to the Obama administration’s anti-virus record.

A Thursday Trump campaign news release placed blame on the nationwide shortage of N95 protective masks on the Obama administration, singling out the two-term vice president. Citing reports from two news outlets, the Trump campaign pointed to decisions by the Obama administration that “significantly depleted” the nation’s mask supply.

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