[Thread] 👇 Journalist Bob #Woodward's new book 'Rage' covers #COVID19, Trumps relationship with Kim Jong Un, and blackmail. businessinsider.com/8-most-shockin…
@realDonaldTrump admits he played down the pandemic, and told Woodward that the virus is "more deadly than even your strenuous flus." For weeks after that conversation, Trump repeatedly told the public that the coronavirus was no worse than the seasonal flu.
The US has the worst COVID-19 numbers in the world in terms of cases and fatalities, but Trump consistently diminished the threat to the public. businessinsider.com/trump-repeated…
Many are criticizing #Woodward for sitting on this information prior to the worst of the pandemic, as clips from February include Trump discussing the severity of the virus. Woodward claims he held onto them for further fact checking.
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In other interviews with Woodward, #Trump bragged about a secret new nuclear weapon. "I have built a nuclear — a weapons system that nobody's ever had in this country before," Trump reportedly said. businessinsider.com/trump-told-rep…
President Donald Trump also spoke to Woodward in an interview on June 19 where he said that he felt no responsibility to better understand the pain of many Black Americans.
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