Trump admits he played Coronavirus down, far more dangerous than the flu

[LiconaFan97]

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/09/p...rus/index.html

I know, I know, it's CNN. But you can hear audio clips of Trump himself saying those things which are included in the article (from interviews Trump gave to Bob Woodward).



So, you can hear all of this from the man himself.

For context, Trump called Coronavirus "their new hoax" on February 28.

[mikewhitney]

The whole coronavirus news has been filled with changes of opinions and with contradictions. This has happened from Trump (apparently in this moment and concerning vaccines) and with Fauci.

Fauci has said masks wouldn't be needed. Then he says everyone should wear masks. He wrote that this virus is at flu levels of deaths but then says this is a pandemic level.

We have Fauci rejecting Hydroxychloroquine while doctors in the field keep on reporting great success with it.

The news reports showed hospitals being full but then other people showed videos of the hospitals being empty and quiet the very next day.

We could not have more contradictions and confusion --even if made as a script for a movie. All this has shown to us is the incompetency to have an accurate and consistent message at all levels of media and government.

The question is "what are we to do about this?"

[LiconaFan97]

Mike, please focus on the content of the article.

[mikewhitney]

Mike, please focus on the content of the article.

Did I miss anything?

[LiconaFan97]

Did I miss anything?

Nothing you wrote has anything to do with what Trump said in the interviews. That is the subject of this thread. If you want to spin your conspiracy theory fever dreams please do so elsewhere.

[mikewhitney]

Nothing you wrote has anything to do with what Trump said in the interviews. That is the subject of this thread. If you want to spin your conspiracy theory fever dreams please do so elsewhere.

If I come across any of those theories, I will avoid talking about them here.

[Stoic]

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/09/p...rus/index.html

I know, I know, it's CNN. But you can hear audio clips of Trump himself saying those things which are included in the article (from interviews Trump gave to Bob Woodward).



So, you can hear all of this from the man himself.

For context, Trump called Coronavirus "their new hoax" on February 28.

I'm sure Trump never actually said that the reason he didn't want to create a panic is that it would be bad for his chances of reelection, but it's pretty obvious.

[shunyadragon]

Did I miss anything?

Everything as usual.

[Reepicheep]

An interesting question was just asked on CNN about Trump and Woodward:

"(Trump) probably thought speaking to Bob Woodward was a feather in his cap because this was the guy who broke Watergate. Anyone on (Trump's) team who had any common sense, especially after the first Woodward book a couple of years ago, would have said 'avoid Bob Woodward'. Why would anyone in the White House let the President ever sit down with Woodward, let alone talk to him eighteen times?"

The answer, apparently, is that the majority of the conversations took place at night when none of Trump's handlers were around.

[Mountain Man]

Dr. Fauci defends the President:

https://www.breitbart.com/health/202...p-coronavirus/

[LiconaFan97]

Dr. Fauci defends the President:

https://www.breitbart.com/health/202...p-coronavirus/

Fauci was speaking about the Coronavirus daily briefings as you can see in the actual interview.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...navirus-410895

ETA: I had to search for the interview clip after clicking MM's link because it wasn't included. That's what made me suspicious.

[shunyadragon]

Dr. Fauci defends the President:

https://www.breitbart.com/health/202...p-coronavirus/

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2020/06/19/when-did-the-coronavirus-outbreak-start-italy-is-latest-to-say-earlier-than-previously-thought/#24f5c7bd171f

The earliest U.S. Covid-19 patient was diagnosed in mid-January in Washington, but two others in the same county tested positive for viral antibodies after experiencing Covid-19-like symptoms in December.

© Copyright Original Source

Regardless of whether he admitted it or not, the reality is that he did ridicule, minimize, compare COVID-19 to the common flu, and failed to act aggressively in the beginning when it was discovered spreading in the USA, likely introduced by less than a few dozen individuals from China to the West Coast, and from Europe to New York - Italy Dec. 18, Barcelona, Spain mid January, France mid December.

[Mountain Man]

Fauci was speaking about the Coronavirus daily briefings as you can see in the actual interview.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...navirus-410895

ETA: I had to search for the interview clip after clicking MM's link because it wasn't included. That's what made me suspicious.

[LiconaFan97]

I did read the source. The article and your quote from it leaves things ambiguous as to what he's saying about what.

[Mountain Man]

I did read the source. The article and your quote from it leaves things ambiguous as to what he's saying about what.

It would appear ambiguous to those with poor reading comprehension skills.