Trump brought up Biden Advisor Ron Klain last night. Klain said the Obama response to H1N1 was "luck." Here's exactly what he said:
Klain is now a Biden advisor regarding COVID-19. Here's what he's said with regard to COVID. It can all be found on my Ultimate COVID-19 Timeline. Search for KLAIN.
Re-listening to Trump audio w/Woodward. Trump said death rate was 5% & "it goes through the air" (which is diff than "airborne").
Both facts were public knowledge at the time. China had announced Wuhan had a 4.9% CFR & coronavirus was known to spread via respiratory droplets.
Trump reveals no special knowledge in this comment. The 5% CFR and coronavirus spread via "the air" were both publicly known. The fact the media is blowing this up into such a controversy is dishonest at best, criminal at worst. And Woodward knows this. That's why he waited.
In fact, here's NBC News on 1/24 explaining how the virus spreads.
Hey Cuomo, stop whining abt 3m "on a plane." In early March you allowed over 7m/day to use NYC mass trans. If you had shut down NYC subways & buses in early March, the virus would have been much better contained.
The timeline does not lie, Cuomo. Here you are in early March, displaying your full arrogance.
And here you are not even 3 weeks later, finally shutting down non-essential businesses, but only after millions and millions had already spread the virus via mass transportation.