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pastarocket · 09-09-2020, 08:04 AM

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/polit...rus/index.html

-bombshell of a claim by author Bob Woodward in his book "Rage" about Trump concealing the true threat of Covid from Americans:

Listen to the audio recording in the CNN article about Bob's conversation with Trump. Trumpy always wanted to "play it down" in terms of the true threat of Covid to the US:

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."

This is deadly stuff," Trump told Woodward on February 7.
In a series of interviews with Woodward, Trump revealed that he had a surprising level of detail about the threat of the virus earlier than previously known. "Pretty amazing," Trump told Woodward, adding that the coronavirus was maybe five times "more deadly" than the flu.
Trump's admissions are in stark contrast to his frequent public comments at the time insisting that the virus was "going to disappear" and "all work out fine

I wanted to always play it down," Trump told Woodward on March 19, even as he had declared a national emergency over the virus days earlier. "I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic."
If instead of playing down what he knew, Trump had acted decisively in early February with a strict shutdown and a consistent message to wear masks, social distance and wash hands, experts believe that thousands of American lives could have been saved.

09-09-2020, 08:04 AM	#6207
pastarocket Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Vancouver Posts: 10,686 Thanked 4,484 Times in 2,232 Posts Failed 699 Times in 223 Posts Member's Picture Albums	https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/polit...rus/index.html -bombshell of a claim by author Bob Woodward in his book "Rage" about Trump concealing the true threat of Covid from Americans: Listen to the audio recording in the CNN article about Bob's conversation with Trump. Trumpy always wanted to "play it down" in terms of the true threat of Covid to the US: 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." This is deadly stuff," Trump told Woodward on February 7. In a series of interviews with Woodward, Trump revealed that he had a surprising level of detail about the threat of the virus earlier than previously known. "Pretty amazing," Trump told Woodward, adding that the coronavirus was maybe five times "more deadly" than the flu. Trump's admissions are in stark contrast to his frequent public comments at the time insisting that the virus was "going to disappear" and "all work out fine I wanted to always play it down," Trump told Woodward on March 19, even as he had declared a national emergency over the virus days earlier. "I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic." If instead of playing down what he knew, Trump had acted decisively in early February with a strict shutdown and a consistent message to wear masks, social distance and wash hands, experts believe that thousands of American lives could have been saved. __________________ Go Canucks go! Last edited by pastarocket; 09-09-2020 at 08:33 AM.