"Did you mislead the public?" Trump's defense against Woodward tapes
CGTN
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After it came to light that U.S. President Trump knew of the deadly nature of COVID-19 in early February of 2020, he now faces questions of why he publicly 'downplayed' the pandemic. Trump was taped telling Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward that he knew coronavirus was "deadly stuff" and that the virus was "five times more deadly than the flu". Hear what Trump now has to say.

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