Inside Trump’s Frantic Attempts to Minimize the Coronavirus Crisis
WASHINGTON - Minutes before President Donald Trump was preparing Wednesday to reassure a skittish nation about the coronavirus threat, he received a piece of crucial information: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had identified in California the first U.S. case of the illness not tied to foreign travel, a sign that the virus’ spread in the United States was likely to explode.
But when Trump took to the lectern for a news conference intended to bring transparency to the spiraling global crisis, he made no explicit mention of the California case and its implications - and falsely suggested the virus might soon be eradicated in the United States.
“And again, when you have 15 people - and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero - that’s a pretty good job we’ve done,” he said.
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