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Donald Trump: “He said that -- and I'm looking at my notes here. He said that it's a vicious illness. We need to shield the vulnerable.…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2020
He said that -- and I'm looking at my notes here. He said that it's a vicious illness. We need to shield the vulnerable. It's going to get worse before it gets better. And he admitted that the nation needs to have a strategy.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Dr. Peter Hotez reflects on President Trump's acknowledgment of the severity of COVID-19 and the need for a national strategy.

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