Did Trump actually think that the pandemic was under control, or fading, or not something that necessitated an urgent response? ADTrump was informed at the end of January that the pandemic would be “the biggest national security threat” he faced as president. Trump and Woodward spoke on Feb. 7, at which point Trump explained the risks. He also said that the virus was “like a flu” — something he had specifically contradicted in his conversation with Woodward. “Half the people in America do not get a flu shot, and the flu, right now, is far deadlier,” host Anderson Cooper said in the segment.

Source: Washington Post September 14, 2020 13:47 UTC