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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tom Batchelor

President makes wild claims of ‘dead people and illegal immigrants’ casting ballots on eve of Electoral College vote

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Donald Trump has tried to claim credit for the rollout of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in the US, saying it would not have been delivered so quickly under a different president. 

In an interview with Fox News, Mr Trump falsely suggested: "If I wasn't president, according to almost everybody, even the enemy — if I wasn't president, you wouldn't have a vaccine for five years.”

On Monday, a nurse in New York became the first person in the country to receive a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, three days after the FDA gave it emergency approval. 

Meanwhile, Texan Republicans continue to support Mr Trump in his misguided attempt to overturn the US election result, with some threatening to leave the country as a result of Joe Biden’s win. 

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