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On the recordSeptember 8, 2020
Yet we also heard a recording from March in which he admitted, quoting again, 'I wanted to always play it down. I still feel like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic,' end of quote.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

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Clyburn points out Trump's intent to minimize the pandemic's impact.

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