The Post and CNN were given advance copies of the book and published details on Wednesday. As part of the White House’s effort at damage control, Mr. Trump told reporters that his recorded remarks to Mr. Woodward were vastly different from what he was telling the public because he was worried about frightening people. The president also told Mr. Woodward on March 19 of the virus: “Part of it is the mystery. And I don’t know — when people get hit, when they get hit, and now it’s turning out it’s not just old people, Bob.” He went on: “Just today and yesterday, some startling facts came out. I don’t know how you feel about it, but they’ve got stronger immune systems than we do somehow for this.”

Source: New York Times September 09, 2020 17:46 UTC