Trump news - Trump's coronavirus claims are undercut by FDA official as former aide appears to pledge allegiance to QAnon

Donald Trump has claimed 99 per cent of US coronavirus cases are “totally harmless” a claim the FDA commissioner wouldn't back in a TV appearance on Sunday.

Musician Kanye West announced a surprise presidential campaign for the 2020 election yesterday, suggesting his administration would help “realise the promise of America”.

Protesters in Baltimore have pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and rolled it into the city's Inner Harbour, despite threats of jail time from the president.

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton declined to say if he knew about the Russian-paid bounties on American soldiers when he was at the White House, but said the information appeared to be credible enough to pass on to US allies.

In an online video, former Trump aide Michael Flynn appears to signal support for the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory.

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