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President Trump told voters in Arizona that Americans are getting tired of the pandemic and accused the news media of exaggerating the crisis, as he sought to make up ground in a traditionally Republican state where the virus is making a comeback.

Your state is doing great with the pandemic, Mr. Trump said at a rally in Prescott, his first of two in the state on Monday. Theyre getting tired of the pandemic, arent they? You turn on CNN. Thats all they cover: Covid, Covid, pandemic. Covid, Covid, Covid.

You know why? Theyre trying to talk people out of voting, Mr. Trump added. People arent buying it, CNN, you dumb bastards, he said to cheers.

His dismissive remarks about the coronavirus echoed earlier ones he made Monday morning in a call with members of his campaign.

People are tired of Covid, Mr. Trump had complained on the call, to which several reporters had been invited. I have the biggest rallies Ive ever had. And we have Covid. People are saying: Whatever. Just leave us alone. Theyre tired of it.

He added, People are tired of hearing Fauci and these idiots.

After landing in Arizona, Mr. Trump complimented its Republican governor, Doug Ducey, saying that the state was really in great shape despite the fact that infections are again on the rise there. Arizona has had 231,910 coronavirus cases, the eighth-highest total in the nation, according to a New York Times database. Over the past week, there have been an average of 796 cases per day, an increase of 58 percent from two weeks ago.

In his rallies, Mr. Trump also revived his far-fetched warnings, clearly designed to appeal to affluent white voters, that Democrats want to destroy Americas suburbs by promoting affordable housing.

Speaking in Prescott, Mr. Trump boasted that he had rescinded a 2015 initiative requiring localities to create detailed plans to remedy racial segregation in housing. It allows low-income housing to be built, right next to your American dream, Mr. Trump said. What ultimately it means is crime will come pouring in.

Ive watched it for years, he added. Youve all watched it, right? Where they destroy these incredible communities.

He again harped on that message at a second rally in Tucson. I kept hearing that women from the suburbs wont like Trump, he said. I said, Why because Im stopping crime? Youre gonna have the suburbs be safe.

Recent polling has shown Mr. Trumps Democratic rival, Joseph R. Biden Jr., with a lead of as much as eight percentage points in Arizona, a traditionally Republican state that is growing more Democratic. Early voting has been underway in the state for nearly two weeks.

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In Arizona, Trump dismisses the virus and again claims Democrats will destroy the suburbs. - The New York Times