Donald Trump stays silent as US sees record 2,804 coronavirus deaths in a day

President fails to address national crisis, instead remaining focused on false voter fraud claims

A day after 2,804 Americans died in a single day from the coronavirus pandemic - almost as many as in the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks - Donald Trump said nothing about the harrowing national crisis.

The US president's silence broke from the tradition of predecessors who have sought to play the role of consoler-in-chief" to the American public after deadly bombings, school shootings and other tragedies.