Trump ‘intentionally misled public over Covid-19’

WASHINGTON, 10 Sept. - (ANA) - US President Donald Trump knew Covid-19 was deadlier than the flu before it hit the country but deliberately played down the crisis, a new book has claimed.

In March, days after the White House declared the pandemic a national emergency, the president told Watergate journalist Bob Woodward: “I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic.”  - (ANA) -

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