• President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden battled over the government’s coronavirus response on Thursday.
• Biden said on Thursday that the administration’s “failure on testing is colossal, and it’s a failure of leadership, planning and execution.”
• Tim Murtaugh, the Trump campaign’s communications director, attacked Biden’s record and his campaign’s messaging on the coronavirus in an email to supporters on Thursday.
• Murtaugh accused Biden’s campaign of spreading a conspiracy theory that Trump deliberately encouraged the virus’ spread, interpreting a tweet by Biden digital director Bob Flaherty as evidence.
• Biden himself has not claimed that Trump allowed the coronavirus to spread on purpose.
• Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden battled over the government’s coronavirus response on Thursday, and the Trump campaign accused Biden’s team of spreading conspiracies.

After Biden delivered a speech on Thursday condemning the administration’s slow and chaotic response to the pandemic, Tim Murtaugh, the Trump campaign’s communications director, attacked Biden’s record and his campaign’s messaging on the coronavirus in an email to supporters.

“In the past, Joe Biden has shown terrible judgment and incompetence in the face of public health issues,” Murtaugh wrote. “[Trump’s] every move has been aimed at …continued .
[Source: Business Insider]