Trump criticized for playing Live And Let Die at Ohio event as coronavirus deaths soar

DONALD Trump drew ire on social media for opening an event in Ohio with Guns N' Roses cover of the Wings song Live And Let Die.

The president's tone-deaf entrance played out as from the infections disease.

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Journalist Robert Mackey tweeted footage of the Thursday afternoon event at Whirlpool factory in , where Trump claimed is

"The is playing Live And Let Die before Trump's arrival at a thinly disguised campaign event in Ohio that the state's governor cannot attend because he just came down with Covid-19," wrote Mackey, noting that more than 1,400 Americans died from the disease on Wednesday.

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose - whose cover version of the Wings classic was played - has over the death of .

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Missing from Trump's event on Thursday was Ohio Gov Mike DeWine, who announced before he was due to greet the president in Cleveland.

A later test reversed that diagnosis, however, suggesting he received a false-positive result in his first test.

When Trump was asked about the governor's news, the president said that "a very good friend of mine" (DeWine) tested positive for COVID-19.

The 73-year-old governor was set to meet Trump on the tarmac of Burke Lakefront Airport.

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As Trump addressed supporters in Ohio, over the last two weeks.

An analysis found that new daily cases are rising in 26 states - including Ohio.

More than 4.9 million Americans have been infected with COVID-19 and at least 159,000 have died as of Thursday, according to a New York Times database.