Jim Clyburn said "the reports released today show that the White House has been aware since just after Labor Day that cases were rising dramatically around the country. The White House chose to hide these reports even as President Trump claimed publicly that the coronavirus affects virtually nobody and hosted potential superspreading events in states the task force warned had rising cases, states including Wisconsin and Minnesota and North Carolina." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordOctober 20, 2020

the reports released today show that the White House has been aware since just after Labor Day that cases were rising dramatically around the country. The White House chose to hide these reports even as President Trump claimed publicly that the coronavirus affects virtually nobody and hosted potential superspreading events in states the task force warned had rising cases, states including Wisconsin and Minnesota and North Carolina.

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Jim Clyburn

Democratic · South Carolina

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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Clyburn discusses the White House's awareness of rising COVID cases and the decision to keep this information hidden while Trump publicly downplays the situation.

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