During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the US , Trump denied the WHO 's statement that the virus had a mortality rate of over 3 % , saying that the real rate was under 1 % .
Anthony Fauci : I ’ m not being muzzled After the WHO announced a 3.4 % mortality rate for the cases on 13 March , Trump remarked on live national television that this was a `` false number '' and the true figure was under 1 % .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States