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'Play it down': Trump admits to concealing the true threat of coronavirus in new Woodward book

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Bob Woodward book 'Rage:' Trump admits to concealing true threat of coronavirus - CNNPolitics

The lies Trump told the public are on tape, and this is one major nail in Trumps electoral coffin

This is another game changer in the election, and how will Trump and the WH try to deflect from his getting elected at any cost, nearly 200K dead and 400 K projected by Jan


Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed US coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and "more deadly than even your strenuous flus," and that he repeatedly played it down publicly, according to legendary journalist Bob Woodward in his new book "Rage."
"This is deadly stuff," Trump told Woodward on February 7.

In a series of interviews with Woodward, Trump revealed that he had a surprising level of detail about the threat of the virus earlier than previously known. "Pretty amazing," Trump told Woodward, adding that the coronavirus was maybe five times "more deadly" than the flu.


Guess those of us that stated Trump was well briefed on this were correct- just not to the extent how informed he was.
 
WOW. I can't believe they have this on tape. Trump is toast. This combined with his terrible comments about our military spell the end of his Presidency. He can't recover from this.
 
WOW. I can't believe they have this on tape. Trump is toast. This combined with his terrible comments about our military spell the end of his Presidency. He can't recover from this.

Just listened to some of it on CNN

If this is not a major reason for Ind/R's to not vote for Trump, then what would be?

Fauci- Trumps attn span is a minus number

Meanwhile the PS- is now trying the deflection angle.
 
WOW. I can't believe they have this on tape. Trump is toast. This combined with his terrible comments about our military spell the end of his Presidency. He can't recover from this.

This is genocide. Full stop.

He and every member of the cabinet should be tried. EVery. Member.
 
Bob Woodward book 'Rage:' Trump admits to concealing true threat of coronavirus - CNNPolitics

The lies Trump told the public are on tape, and this is one major nail in Trumps electoral coffin

This is another game changer in the election, and how will Trump and the WH try to deflect from his getting elected at any cost, nearly 200K dead and 400 K projected by Jan





Guess those of us that stated Trump was well briefed on this were correct- just not to the extent how informed he was.

Holy ****.
 
Just listened to some of it on CNN

If this is not a major reason for Ind/R's to not vote for Trump, then what would be?

Fauci- Trumps attn span is a minus number

Meanwhile the PS- is now trying the deflection angle.


Better question: anyone who does vote for Trump: are they not automatically enemies to this country?
 
"I wanted to always play it down," Trump told Woodward on March 19, even as he had declared a national emergency over the virus days earlier. "I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic."

Yeah, donnie, that worked out like gangbusters. Good job.
 
This is genocide. Full stop.

He and every member of the cabinet should be tried. EVery. Member.

You people don't have a clue as to the definition of "genocide". And this is not an example of it.

Tell me, is there ANY charge or claim regarding President Trump that you people will not believe?
 
There are tapes.

It makes you appreciate (for the eight millionth time) the bad faith responses of "It's just anonymous sources!"
 
Trump knew how bad it was. It's on tape. Donald Trump is on tape talking about how deadly the virus was in February. Yet he went out and told the Public is was a hoax. It was under control. He prioritized the economy and re-election over our loved ones. Over American Health and Safety.

That is who Donald Trump is. There is no "What can I do for my Country?" it is simple "What can I do for myself."
 
Bob Woodward book 'Rage:' Trump admits to concealing true threat of coronavirus - CNNPolitics

The lies Trump told the public are on tape, and this is one major nail in Trumps electoral coffin

This is another game changer in the election, and how will Trump and the WH try to deflect from his getting elected at any cost, nearly 200K dead and 400 K projected by Jan





Guess those of us that stated Trump was well briefed on this were correct- just not to the extent how informed he was.

I didn't think I could be more shocked.... We were exposed to COVID intentionally. Trump knew it was an airborne virus at the end of January.. All of this death and destruction were completely preventable.
 
He said he was trying to avoid panic. Why can't you people accept that explanation?

By calling it a hoax? Saying it wasn't a big deal? Telling people they didn't have to wear masks? Refusing to follow the science?
 
WOW. I can't believe they have this on tape. Trump is toast. This combined with his terrible comments about our military spell the end of his Presidency. He can't recover from this.

I've said that many a time and yet he still recovers.

Will this finally be it? Doubt it.
 
He said he was trying to avoid panic. Why can't you people accept that explanation?

And on today's episode of Trump Supporters Will Say Anything...
 
Seems a lot of claims coming from Bob Woodward as he releases another bash trump book. Odd timing?
 
Dear Trump voters:

He said in FEb it’s dangerous, in the air. Worse than the flu.

190k are dead now.

He *still* wants you to show up at his rallies, without masks, crowded in together, while he and his staff are tested constantly to protect him.

Guys? Gals? Haters of socialism marxism real racists and antifas everywhere?

After all of your loyalty. All of your arguments. All of the positions you’ve had to twist and distort just to argue with folks like me on behalf of him. Maybe you gave money to him.

The bottom line:

He. Hates. You. Too.
 
WOW. I can't believe they have this on tape. Trump is toast. This combined with his terrible comments about our military spell the end of his Presidency. He can't recover from this.

I wouldn’t count on it. There were many things he has said on tape and publicly that we thought would be the end of him. Instead, he got a bump in the polls. This is not a normal phenomenon. There is a very large part of the country under the influence of a charismatic cult figure. They will drink the spiked Kool-Aid before admitting they may be wrong about him..
 
Seems a lot of claims coming from Bob Woodward as he releases another bash trump book. Odd timing?

And again on today's episode of Trump Supporters Will Say Anything...

To everybody who allowed themselves to get baited into the anonymous source debate regarding trump's statement that fallen US soldiers were suckers and losers, I hope you grasp how much your time was wasted.
 
Admits young people get infected:

Trump said:
Now it’s turning out it’s not just old people, Bob. Just today and yesterday, some startling facts came out. It’s not just old- older.

Young people too, plenty of young people.

And yet in May still said this:

Trump said:
[FONT=&quot]This is a disease that attacks age, and it attacks health. But with the young children, and the students ... just take a look at the statistics, it’s pretty amazing.

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[FONT=&quot]I think that they should open the schools, absolutely ... it's had very little impact on young people.

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[FONT=&quot]Our country's gotta get back, and it's got to get back as soon as possible, and I don't consider our country coming back if the schools are closed.[/FONT]

What an asshole.
 
You people don't have a clue as to the definition of "genocide". And this is not an example of it.

Tell me, is there ANY charge or claim regarding President Trump that you people will not believe?

It’s in his own words. He said in february it was more dangerous than the flu. He said it was highly contagious.

Genocide. He needs to be put on trial. He’s not worthy of even being considered for the office.
 
There are tapes.

Doesn’t matter. It’s gotta be fake news.

But Obama’s secret Kenyan birth certificate, on the other hand? Can’t wait to see what Trump’s top people found on it, right?:roll:
 
By calling it a hoax? Saying it wasn't a big deal? Telling people they didn't have to wear masks? Refusing to follow the science?


The "science" was neither consistent nor accurate in the early months of this relatively mild epidemic
 
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