Trump Says He ‘Up-Played’ Virus In Reversal Of Woodward Defense

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Trump Says He ‘Up-Played’ Virus In Reversal Of Woodward Defense
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Trump claimed at an ABC News town hall that he ‘didn’t downplay’ the virus despite repeatedly admitting both on tape and in public to doing exactly that.

President Trump claimed Tuesday that he “didn’t downplay” the threat of coronavirus, but rather “up-played” it, contradicting both his public comments on

the disease and his prior defense of taped interviews with the journalist Bob Woodward in which he admitted to playing it down.... [+]AFP via Getty Images

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