Trump admits to playing down the virusIn early March, President Trump took to Twitter to describe the coronavirus as less lethal than the flu. “You just breathe the air and that’s how it’s passed,” Mr. Trump told Mr. Woodward on Feb. 7. It’s also more deadly than even your strenuous flu.” More than a month later, Mr. Trump said that he had wanted to play it down publicly. Response: Joe Biden, Mr. Trump’s Democratic opponent, excoriated the president over the report. “He knew and purposely played it down,” Mr. Biden said during a speech in Warren, Mich., on Wednesday.

Source: New York Times September 10, 2020 03:00 UTC