Trump calls himself ‘father of the vaccine’ and claims he deserves credit for coronavirus shots

Former US president Donald Trump has claimed that he is “the father of the vaccine” for coronavirus, attacking his successor Joe Biden for taking credit for the much-improved US response to the crisis.

Speaking to Maria Bartiromo in a phone interview on Fox Business, Mr Trump also said Mr Biden is “destroying our country” with his policy on immigration at the US-Mexico border.

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