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Donald Trump: “Yes. Well, I didn't down play it. I -- actually, in many ways, I up-played it in terms of action. My action was very…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2020
Yes. Well, I didn't down play it. I -- actually, in many ways, I up-played it in terms of action. My action was very strong. I wanted to -- I wanted to always play it down. It's going to disappear.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida
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msnbc.com

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Trump defends his response to the pandemic, claiming he up-played actions taken.

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