Trump 'could suck coronavirus out of 60,000 people' and he'd still be criticized – Huckabee

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Donald Trump could "personally suck" the coronavirus "out of every one of the 60,000 people in the world, suck it out of their lungs, swim to the bottom of the ocean and spit it out, and he would be accused of pollution for messing up the ocean", a top Republican has claimed.

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