Published 4 years ago

'Play it down': Trump admits to concealing the true threat of coronavirus in new Woodward book

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President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed US coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and "more deadly than even your strenuous flus," and that he repeatedly played it down publicly, according to legendary journalist Bob Woodward in his new book "Rage."

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BBC News

New book to say Trump downplayed 'deadly' virus

President Trump told reporter Bob Woodward he knew Covid-19 was deadly but wanted to avoid a panic.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

Trump concealed real dangers of coronavirus while playing it down publicly, Bob Woodward claims in new book

‘This is deadly stuff,’ Mr Trump told Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

Trump Knew How Deadly Coronavirus Infection Was, But Downplayed it, Shows New Book

President Donald Trump acknowledged in February he knew how deadly and contagious the novel coronavirus was but played it down because he did not want to create a panic, according to recordings of interviews done for a new book.

4 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Trump knew Covid was deadly but wanted to ‘play it down’, Woodward book says

US president gave Bob Woodward 18 interviews, forming basis of new book Rage, and said of virus: ‘This is deadly stuff’

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Trump knew coronavirus was 'deadly' but wanted to 'play it down': Bob Woodward book

U.S. President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed U.S. coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and "more deadly than even your strenuous flus," and that he repeatedly played it down publicly, according to legendary journalist Bob Woodward in his new book "Rage."

4 years ago·Canada

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