Trump admits downplaying coronavirus danger 'to reduce panic'

Donald Trump, in a remarkable admission, has said he publicly downplayed the seriousness of the coronavirus – but only in an attempt “to reduce panic.”

“If you said in order to reduce panic, maybe that’s so,” the president said when asked about comments he made to journalist Bob Woodward for an upcoming book.

Mr Trump told reporters he told Mr Woodward one thing and the American people another because being honest in public would mean “you’re going to have bigger problems.”

“I don’t want people to be frightened,” he said. “We want to show confidence, we want to show strength.”

Read more here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/woodward-tapes-trump-press-conference-today-coronavirus-b421203.html

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