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Donald Trump: “I wanted to play it down even though he knows how serious it is.”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2020
I wanted to play it down even though he knows how serious it is.
Said by
Donald Trump
Republican · Florida
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Trump admitted to downplaying the seriousness of COVID-19 despite knowing its gravity.

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