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On the Season 3 finale of “Axios on HBO," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar discusses how history will remember the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, and claims the Trump administration has "saved hundreds of thousands, if not millions of lives." To date, COVID-19 has claimed 276,980 lives in the U.S.

Catch the full interview on Monday, Dec. 7 at 11 p.m. ET/PT on all HBO platforms.

Preview: "Axios on HBO" interviews Trump's health secretary Alex Azar

Azar discusses how history will remember the U.S. response to the coronavirus.

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On the Season 3 finale of “Axios on HBO,&quot; Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar discusses how history will remember the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, and claims the Trump administration has &quot;saved hundreds of thousands, if not millions of lives.&quot; To date, COVID-19 has claimed <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="276,980" data-vars-click-url="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html" target="_blank">276,980</a> lives in the U.S.Catch the full interview on Monday, Dec. 7 at 11 p.m. ET/PT on all HBO platforms.

President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.

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Preview: "Axios on HBO" interviews Trump's health secretary Alex Azar

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