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Trump Holds Press Briefing at White House - Video

© REUTERS / LEAH MILLISU.S. President Donald Trump stands next to a portrait of former President George Washington as he attends an event where he spoke about sending federal law enforcement agents to several U.S. cities to assist local police in combating what the Justice Department has described as a ?surge? of violent crime, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2020.
U.S. President Donald Trump stands next to a portrait of former President George Washington as he attends an event where he spoke about sending federal law enforcement agents to several U.S. cities to assist local police in combating what the Justice Department has described as a ?surge? of violent crime, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2020. - Sputnik International
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The US president resumed his press briefings on the response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, as they were scaled back in April and returned in late June, but with Vice President Mike Pence speaking to reporters.

US President Donald Trump is holding a press conference at the White House on Wednesday.

Trump is expected to speak about the coronavirus situation in the country. At the press briefing on Tuesday, the president said that the COVID-19 outbreak in the US "will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better", and added that developing a vaccine is a top priority now.

Overall, the US has reported over 3.91 million coronavirus cases and more than 142,000 virus-related deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. On Wednesday, California overtook New York as the state with the most reported COVID-19 cases.

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