“In a potential preview of what their messaging will be during next week’s convention, the Republican presidential ticket is again insisting that the coronavirus will go away by a “miracle.”
During a Thursday night interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity timed to coincide with the final night of the Democratic National Convention, President Trump said he hoped the pandemic was “nearing the final term.”
That was followed by a round of Friday morning interviews by Vice President Mike Pence. On CNN, Pence said “we think there’s a miracle around the corner” in the form of a coronavirus vaccine that could be available by the end of the year, calling it a “tribute to President Trump’s leadership.” This follows comments from Trump earlier this month predicting a vaccine could be ready by Election Day, and earlier this year when he alluded to the virus disappearing “like a miracle.””
Any day now...... A bigly, huge, beautiful miracle that some people have talked about that loves trump will arrive.
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Trump admitted to Woodward he downplayed coronavirus threat in early days of outbreak
President Trump admitted to journalist Bob Woodward in March that he publicly downplayed the dangers of the coronavirus as it silently spread around the world, hoping to avoid a panic even as he recognized how "deadly" the virus could be.
Woodward interviewed the president for a total of nine hours for his new book, "Rage," and audio clips of the recorded interviews were published by CNN and The Washington Post on Wednesday.
In an interview with Woodward on February 7, Mr. Trump said he had recently spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about the virus, calling it a "tricky situation." The president said the coronavirus was "more deadly" than "even your strenuous flus," and difficult to address because "it goes through air."...
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'Play it down': Trump admits to concealing the true threat of coronavirus in new Woodward book
President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed US coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and "more deadly than even your strenuous flus," and that he repeatedly played it down publicly, according to legendary journalist Bob Woodward in his new book "Rage."...
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... "Play it down" On March 19, Trump told Woodward he was purposely downplaying the dangers to avoid creating a panic...
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News NOW from FOX President Trump told The Washington Post's Bob Woodward back in February that the emerging novel coronavirus was "deadly" -- speaking in more dire terms than he was publicly at the time. Much of the report focuses on the Trump administration’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic...
... Much of the report focuses on the Trump administration’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic...
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Tapes reveal White House mixed messaging on virus was ‘deliberate deceit’
Today's TV appearance : Trump releases new list of potential Supreme Court nominees, announces troop withdrawal from Iraq then takes Q+A --back peddles.
Trump: "We want to show support as a nation, we don't want to show panic, don't want to have prices skyrocket..."
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Trump admitted to Woodward he downplayed coronavirus threat in early days of outbreak
President Trump admitted to journalist Bob Woodward in March that he publicly downplayed the dangers of the coronavirus as it silently spread around the world, hoping to avoid a panic even as he recognized how "deadly" the virus could be.
Woodward interviewed the president for a total of nine hours for his new book, "Rage," and audio clips of the recorded interviews were published by CNN and The Washington Post on Wednesday.
In an interview with Woodward on February 7, Mr. Trump said he had recently spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about the virus, calling it a "tricky situation." The president said the coronavirus was "more deadly" than "even your strenuous flus," and difficult to address because "it goes through air."...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-bob-woodward-coronavirus-pandemic-threat/