Donald Trump: “I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down...…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2020

I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down... because I don't want to create a panic.

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Trump admits to downplaying the severity of COVID-19 to avoid causing panic.

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Donald Trump: “I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down... because I don't want to create a panic.”