Biden says he's 'not surprised' Trump caught the coronavirus

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden holds a televised town hall as Trump tried to downplay his own COVID-19 case following hospitalization.

Officials try to allay fears about Trump’s condition, but contradictory information and a credibility gap undermine the effort.On his return, Trump took off his mask before putting out a Twitter video in which he said that maybe he was “immune” from the virus and downplayed its dangerousness.

“I hope no one walks away with the message thinking that it is not a problem — it’s a serious problem,” Biden said, citing the more than 210,000 Americans who have been killed by the virus so far.Addressing anti-maskers more generally, Biden exhorted them to listen to experts: “What is this macho thing, ‘I’m not going to wear a mask?’ What’s the deal here? ... Does it hurt you? Be patriotic, for God’s sake.

“I’m happy it’s available to him,” Biden said of Trump’s care, adding that audience members do not have access to the same level of care Trump did, which included an experimental drug that has not been approved by federal regulators.“I can understand under certain circumstances relating to national security where every detail would not be made available” during a crisis, Biden said. “Sometimes for a president that [information] would come after the fact.

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