A new book claims that even before the Covid-19 virus reached the United States, President Donald Trump knew it was more deadly than the common flu and the common cold, however, he said he wanted to "cover up the seriousness of the crisis."
Bob Woodward, a journalist who covered the Watergate scandal that led to the overthrow of President Richard Nixon's government, interviewed President Trump 18 times between December 2019 and July 2020.
President Trump was quoted as saying that he had been told before the first confirmed death of Covid-19 in the United States that the virus was a "deadly thing." Reacting to the book, President Trump said he did not want the epidemic to spread to the public at the time.
About 190,000 Americans have died from code 19 since the outbreak began.
On Wednesday, some sections of the US media released excerpts from a conversation between the president and a journalist, citing the president's speech on race and other issues, including the epidemic.
Here are some key excerpts from the book, "Rage," which will be released on September 15.
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— Bob Woodward (@realBobWoodward) August 13, 2020
President Trump hinted that he knew more about the severity of the disease than he said in public.
According to call recordings, President Trump told Bob in February that the corona virus was more dangerous than the flu. President Trump told the author on February 7 that "it spreads through the air."
"It's harder to touch. You don't always have to touch things. Is not it But you have to breathe in the air, and that's how it spreads".
"So it's a very complex virus. It's more dangerous than your worst flu. "
Earlier this month, President Trump promised that the virus was "under control" and that the number of new cases would soon be close to zero. He also publicly indicated that the flu was more dangerous than Covid-19.
Speaking on Capital Hill on March 10, President Trump told the crowd: "Just calm down, it will go away." Nine days after the White House declared the epidemic a national emergency, President Trump told Bob Woodward: 'I always wanted to hide the seriousness of it. I still like to make it less serious because I don't want to spread chaos'.
Speaking on Capital Hill on March 10, President Trump told the crowd: "Just calm down, it will go away." Nine days after the White House declared the epidemic a national emergency, President Trump told Bob Woodward: 'I always wanted to hide the seriousness of it. I still like to make it less serious because I don't want to spread chaos'.
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