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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Megathread: Trump says he deliberately played down the threat of Coronavirus in recorded interview with Bob Woodward - Politics

Megathread: Trump says he deliberately played down the threat of Coronavirus in recorded interview with Bob Woodward - Politics

Megathread: Trump says he deliberately played down the threat of Coronavirus in recorded interview with Bob Woodward

Posted: 09 Sep 2020 10:06 AM PDT

President Donald Trump admitted that he wanted to publicly downplay the threat of the coronavirus even as his advisors warned him about the dangers of the disease, Bob Woodward wrote in his forthcoming book about the Trump administration, multiple outlets reported.

Submissions that may interest you

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Trump told Bob Woodward he knew in February that COVID-19 was 'deadly stuff' but wanted to 'play it down' nbcnews.com
Washington Post: Trump tells Bob Woodward he intentionally downplayed severity of coronavirus msnbc.com
Trump says he deliberately played down threat of pandemic in recorded interview with Bob Woodward s2.washingtonpost.com
Trump Admitted to Woodward That He Downplayed the Coronavirus. And There Are Tapes. thedailybeast.com
Trump concealed real dangers of coronavirus while playing it down publicly, Bob Woodward claims in new book independent.co.uk
Trump admitted downplaying coronavirus dangers in early days of pandemic, new Bob Woodward book says cnbc.com
Woodward book: Trump says he knew coronavirus was 'deadly' and worse than the flu while intentionally misleading Americans washingtonpost.com
'Play it down': Trump admits to concealing the true threat of coronavirus in new Woodward book cnn.com
Woodward releases tapes of Trump interviews thehill.com
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