Trump hits back at media, accuses of misinformation on COVID 19

Accusing the American media of giving unfair coverage to his fight against the coronavirus, a combative US President Donald Trump came out with videos and news reports appreciating his administration's efforts in containing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

The United States has more than 550,000 confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus. It has recorded 1,509 deaths related to the pandemic over the past 24 hours, bringing the tally at 23,529, the most of any country.

"I mean, if you had libel laws, they (the media) would have been out of business even before they'll end up going out of business. So it's too bad," Trump told reporters during his White House news conference on coronavirus.

"We really have done this right. The problem is the press doesn't cover it the way it should be," he said.

He stunned the media by showing several clippings, including video footage, which he said was a reflection of the great work that he has been doing in this war against coronavirus and alleged that several news outlets, including The New York Times are biased and not giving him a fair coverage.

We have hundreds of statements...including from Democrats and Democratic governors, Trump said at the end of the presentation that went on for a few minutes. S