Donald Trump boasted about his TV ratings when “The Apprentice” was on the air, and he’s still doing it now that his daily press briefings about the escalating COVID-19 pandemic are being watched by millions of panicked Americans.

While Trump has rated his response to the international health crisis as a “10,” he’s been widely criticized for a sluggish response as doctors, nurses and first responders continue to warn the federal government of dwindling stocks of face masks and protective gear to meet the onslaught expected in the coming days.

In fact, it was a mere four weeks ago that Trump, speaking of the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 within the U.S., declared that number in “a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero,

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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