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Recorded interviews obtained by CNN that served as the basis for a new book titled “Anger” by journalist Bob Woodward appeared a few weeks before the November 3 presidential election, at a time when Trump’s efforts to fight against Covid. 19 critically acclaimed, describing it as weak and too late.
Trump told Woodward on March 19, days after declaring a national emergency, “I’ve always wanted to underestimate it. I still prefer to underestimate it, because I don’t want to cause a panic.”
In that conversation, Trump also told Woodward that some “surprising facts” immediately emerged about who the virus was targeting, adding: “It’s not just about the elderly, it’s also about the young, about a lot of young people.”
On February 7, a recording of the interview with Woodward was made, in which he said: “Travel through the air. This is always more difficult than playing. You don’t have to touch things, true, but as for the air you breathe , and so he travels. “
CNN and the Washington Post reported, according to interviews, that Trump knew in early February that the virus was exceptionally deadly.
Trump’s response: On the other hand, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, responded, on Wednesday, September 9, to the revelation that he had reduced the danger of the Corona virus during the pandemic, saying that he had acted in this way to reduce panic among Americans.
So the White House denied, on Wednesday, that Trump has deliberately misled Americans about the virus that has killed more than 190,000 people in the United States so far, with new cases of infection increasing in the Midwest.
Shortly after reports on the book surfaced, White House spokeswoman Kylie McKinani responded to what it contained, saying in a press release: “No … not at all.”
“The president has never underestimated the virus,” he added.
Biden’s accusations: Trump’s opponent in the upcoming presidential election, Joe Biden, did not miss this opportunity to attack his Republican rival, accusing him of lying.
Today Wednesday, the Democratic candidate accused Trump of betraying the Iranian people, and said that he practiced lying despite his knowledge of the severity of the new Corona virus, while falling under the description of “negligence” in the line of duty.
Biden said in a speech in Michigan: “He knew and intentionally underestimated (the virus) and, worse, he lied to the American people.” Biden was visiting the state of the electoral battleground, which is home to the US auto industry, to promote a new proposal to impose taxes on companies that move American jobs abroad.
He also claimed that “while a deadly disease was widespread in our nation, it deliberately failed to do its job. It was a betrayal (in a matter of) life and death for the American people.”
“This is a breach of duty … a disgrace,” he added.
