DONALD Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner has said the US government’s response to coronavirus has been a “great success” – despite the pandemic now having seen more Americans die in three months than during the entire Vietnam War.

Speaking to Fox News today, Kushner claimed the US is now “on the other side of the medical aspect of this”.

As the number of confirmed cases surpassed one million, Kushner told the broadcaster: “We’re on the other side of the medical aspect of this.

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“We’ve achieved all the different milestones that are needed. The federal government rose to the challenge, and this is a great success story.”

As of today the US has recorded at least 58,368 coronavirus deaths, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker.

The number of American fatalities throughout the 19-year-long Vietnam War was 58,220.

The US has received criticism for its approach to the coronavirus pandemic. Trump and right-wing media have been accused of initially playing down the severity of the crisis.

The Trump administration had cut funding to essential health services and research before the crisis. The White House has also received criticism for being slow on testing, border closures and lockdown measures.

Last week there was outrage when Trump suggested injecting disinfectant to treat Covid-19 during a press briefing. He later said he could not imagine why calls to US hotlines about disinfectant had risen after making the comment.