Caught on tape: Trump knew that Covid-19 is deadly even in February 2020, but downplayed the threat
In an interview with journalist Bob Woodward on February 7, US President Donald Trump had said coronavirus is ‘more deadly than...even your strenuous flus’.
This is President Trump on tape, on February 7, saying that the coronavirus is "more deadly than your – you know, your, even your strenuous flus." But he minimized the threat in public. On February 26, he told the public "I think that’s a problem that’s going to go away." pic.twitter.com/TOHTpqYtvZ
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 9, 2020
