Trump knew more about the coronavirus than he did publicly

President of the United States, Donald Trump

Donald Trump: American businessman and politician Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in New York He knew the coronavirus was more deadly than the flu before the disease spread to the United States, but he wanted to play down the problem. This is stated in the new book by “Washington Post” journalist Bob Woodward, which should be published on September 15, reported BTA.

The US media distributed excerpts from the book. Woodward has interviewed Trump 18 times in more than half a year. In interviews, the president hinted that he knew more about the severity of the new disease than he publicly revealed, explaining that it was spread through the air and was much more dangerous than the flu.

After the excerpts were made public, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden criticized Trump. Biden said his actions in the pandemic were beyond pathetic and a deliberate violation.

“He knew how deadly this virus was, he knew it, and he deliberately downplayed the situation. Worse, he lied to the American people. For months, he deliberately and willingly lied about the danger the virus posed to the country.”

In his defense, Donald Trump

Donald Trump: American businessman and politician Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in New YorkHe said he wanted to avoid causing panic in society.

“I love our country and I don’t want people to freak out. I don’t want to create panic and I certainly won’t drive this country and the world crazy. We wanted to show confidence and strength, even as a nation, and that’s what I did.”

The president was defended by the director of the Institute for Infectious and Allergic Diseases, Anthony Fauci, who was part of the White House task force to combat the coronavirus. According to him, Trump did not distort the information about the danger of the infection.