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Trump slams Democrats over coronavirus, claims he is not blaming Obama for outbreak NewsColony Donald Trump came out swinging in his first re-election town hall, contending he does not blame former President Barack Obama for the coronavirus outbreak while also painting himself as a victim of baseless criticisms from Democrats. Asked by a supporter about the combative nature of US politics, he vowed “if they hit us, we hit back.” His comment suggested anew that the general election could be the most bare-knuckled in modern American history. “I don’t blame anybody. I want to get everybody to understand they made some decisions which were not good decisions,” Mr Trump said a day after he falsely claimed his predecessor shut down a White House pandemic team that he shuttered in May 2018. Download the new Independent Premium app Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now “I’m not blaming anybody,” he claimed in Scranton, Pennsylvania. “It just seems … some of...