Donald Trump: “We now know the disease, we didn't know it. Now we know it. It affects…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2020

We now know the disease, we didn't know it. Now we know it. It affects elderly people, elderly people with heart problems and other problems.

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Trump downplays the severity of COVID-19, suggesting it primarily affects the elderly.

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