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President Trump had 18 taped interviews with a journalist who went down in American press history as an exposition of the Watergate scandal (1972-1974): Bob Woodward. The content of the interviews in the book entitled “Rage” is about to be published, scheduled for September 15.
In a February interview with Woodward, President Trump described the SARS-CoV-2 virus as “somewhat deadly,” although the head of the White House magically predicted that it would magically disappear and compared it. with seasonal flu. “You just need to breathe and this is how it works,” Trump said in an interview in February.
In March, after his speech on the Covid-19 situation worsened, President Trump told journalist Woodward: “I’ve always wanted to alleviate gravity. I still want to alleviate it. Because it’s not like that. I want to cause panic.”
Trump admitted to deliberately downplaying the Covid-19 exacerbation to reassure Americans in a series of 18 interviews over the past eight months with legendary Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward (pictured). Photo: AP
These statements reinforce the criticism Trump is experiencing for believing, delaying testing, and then failing to fight Covid-19, causing the epidemic to spread.
Woodward has recorded most of the conversations between him and President Trump. In addition, this journalist made them public to confirm the veracity of the quotes related to Trump.
According to the Woodward reporter, prominent American health expert Anthony Fauci said of Trump: “Mr. Trump’s attention is less number. His sole purpose is to be reelected.” Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis described Trump as a “dangerous” and “inappropriate” character.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on September 9 also accused Trump’s words to journalist Woodward as “a betrayal of the American people,” saying he deliberately lied about the lethal nature of the country. the SARS-CoV-2 virus, did not.
“He knew and deliberately lied about the threat the new strain of Corona virus posed to the country for months,” Biden said in the state of Michigan. “He has information. He knows how dangerous it is. He deliberately failed to fulfill his duties, he let this deadly disease spread through our country,” Biden said.
The conversations between Woodward and President Trump are recorded. Photo: SMH
When asked about the Woodward reporters’ responses, Trump defended himself, saying he did not want to let Americans panic. “We have to be calm, we cannot panic or be afraid,” Trump said at the White House press conference. Despite admitting since February that Covid-19 was highly contagious and fatal, Trump now argues that it is not known how widespread the spread will be today.
“Rage” is a sequel to a behind-the-scenes White House book “Fear: Trump in the White House” in 2018. Fear then revealed notable content about President Trump’s relationship with US administration officials, gathering hundreds of interviews. with people who work in the administration.
