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Trump, Biden trade barbs as 2020 US elections gather steam amid Covid-19

The US is the hardest-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 2.47 million official cases and over 126,000 deaths

Dallas : In this June 11, 2020 photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion about Transition to Greatness: Restoring, Rebuilding, and Renewing, at Gateway Church Dallas in Dallas | AP/PTI
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Trump is seeking his re-election in the November presidential election for his second four-year term. Former vice president Biden is representing the opposition Democratic Party.

Press Trust of India Washington

The presidential election campaign in the US appears to have gathered steam despite the raging coronavirus pandemic in the country, with President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden exchanging barbs.

The US is the hardest-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 2.47 million official cases and over 126,000 deaths.

Trump on Thursday described Biden as a candidate who will destroy America. "He (Biden) is a candidate that will destroy this country. And he may not do it himself. He will be run by a radical fringe group of lunatics that will destroy our country, and people have to