This audio of Trump talking about how much worse COVID is than strenuous flus was on 2/7.
For @BulwarkOnline I wrote a timeline of Trump's public comments downplaying the virus and comparing it to the flu. It is shocking to see it in this context. thebulwark.com/the-coronaviru…
For @BulwarkOnline I wrote a timeline of Trump's public comments downplaying the virus and comparing it to the flu. It is shocking to see it in this context. thebulwark.com/the-coronaviru…
https://twitter.com/FrankLuntz/status/1303728914997473281
A month later on 3/6 Trump said this: "The percentage for the flu is under 1 percent. But this could also be under 1 percent...And you’re smiling when I say that. Who are you from, by the way?...I don’t watch CNN. That’s why I don’t recognize you." whitehouse.gov/briefings-stat…
Two weeks after Trump's comments to Woodward the CDC lead Nancy Messonnier spoke out to warn the public about the disruption to their lives that would be required. The stock market tanked. Trump shouted at staffers and silenced Messonnier. thebulwark.com/the-ten-weeks-…
One month after Trump's comments to Woodward he publicly admitted he was gaming the response to the virus when he forced Americans who contracted COVID to stay on a cruise ship because he didn't want "our numbers to double." thebulwark.com/the-ten-weeks-…
Jared Kushner said at a press conference that he was asked to "build a team" to address the logistics of the COVID threat on March 20th, 6 weeks after Trump's comments to Woodward. thebulwark.com/the-ten-weeks-…
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