Watch: The viral Axios interview that got Trump flummoxed

Australian Jonathan Swan was the toast of America on Tuesday after HBO aired an interview he had with President Trump flummoxed over his handling of COVID-19 pandemic.

Swan who works as the national political correspondent at the Axios news site, grilled Trump on the Covid-19 pandemic and other issues in the interview aired by HBO.

A segment shared on Twitter, which already had over 21.4 million views by Tuesday 1600GMT showed a frustrated Trump rifling through sheets of papers as Mr Swan tackled him on the US COVID-19 death toll.

Watch the interview:

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