

And I don't want people to be frightened. TRUMP: I'm a cheerleader for this country. TRUMP: - because I don't want to create a panic.ĪCOSTA: Responding to the book, the president insisted he only wanted to keep people from panicking.


I still like playing it down -īOB WOODWARD, "THE WASHINGTON POST": Yes, sir. DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I wanted to always play it down. In writing his new book about the Trump presidency, "Rage," journalist Bob Woodward recorded the president admitting on tape that he intentionally downplayed the severity of the virus. JIM ACOSTA, CNN CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): President Trump's lengthy record of false statements on the coronavirus may well be catching up with him. And here in the U.S., more than 190,000 people have died. Now these revelations come as global deaths from coronavirus pass the 900,000 mark. president intentionally downplayed the danger. Now more than 13,000 migrants are without shelter.īRUNHUBER: We begin with the bombshell revelations in a new book by veteran journalist Bob Woodward, audio recordings show Donald Trump knew in early February just how contagious and deadly the coronavirus was. West Coast, now turning deadly.Īnd smoldering ruins: all that remains of Europe's largest refugee camp after it burned to the ground. KIM BRUNHUBER, CNN HOST (voice-over): And welcome to you, our viewers joining us from all over the world, I'm Kim Brunhuber.Ĭoming up on CNN NEWSROOM, what Donald Trump knew: in newly released audio recordings, the president admits he downplayed the coronavirus threat.Īn unprecedented number of wildfires raging up and down the U.S. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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