Trump Downplays COVID — Tells Woodward He Deliberately Misled Public (2020-03-19)
Trump downplays the severity of COVID-19 at public briefings while privately telling journalist Bob Woodward he knew it was "deadly" and deliberately chose to "play it down." Calls COVID the Democrats "new hoax." Claims it will "disappear like a miracle." The Woodward tapes confirm a deliberate gaslighting campaign — minimizing a deadly pandemic for political reasons.
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