Donald Trump said "I don't want the public to panic. That's why I didn't tell them about, you know, how COVID is transmitted earlier." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 2, 2020

I don't want the public to panic. That's why I didn't tell them about, you know, how COVID is transmitted earlier.

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Donald Trump explains his reasoning for withholding information about COVID-19 transmission to avoid public panic.

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