Trump: US to ‘crush’ Covid-19 with vaccine ‘this year’ – Times of India

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump attacked rival Joe Biden in front of a large crowd on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday and said the US will produce a Covid-19 vaccine before the end of the year.
Trump, accepting the Republican nomination for a second term, said on Thursday that he alone stands as a bulwark against the forces of socialism, anarchy and extremism that his Democratic rival Joe Biden would champion if elected in November.
Speaking from the White House South Lawn despite criticism he was using the executive residence as a political prop, Trump asserted that a Biden victory would only worsen the crises besieging the country.
“This election will decide whether we save the American dream or whether we allow a socialist agenda to demolish our cherished destiny.” Trump said on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention. “This election will decide whether we protect law-abiding Americans, or whether we give free rein to violent anarchic agitators and criminals who threaten our citizens.”
“The entire planet has been struck by a new and powerful invisible enemy. Like those brave Americans before us, we are meeting this challenge. We’re delivering life-saving therapies. And we’ll produce a vaccine before the end of the year, or maybe even sooner.”
“This towering American spirit has prevailed over every challenge, and lifted us to the summit of human endeavor.”
“And yet, despite all of our greatness as a nation, everything we ever achieved is now in danger. This is the most important election in the history of our country. “