President Trump on Monday changed his rhetoric on the coronavirus while straining hard not to admit he had undersold the threat. Asked about his past comments that the situation was under control, Trump tried to maintain he meant the response was under control, not the virus itself.
But he’s not the only one refusing to admit he gave people dodgy advice.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) on Sunday morning urged people to go to bars and restaurants, even while Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, was on other shows urging the opposite. Trump then on Monday echoed Fauci, saying the administration was urging people to “avoid discretionary travel and avoid eating and drinking at bars, restaurants and public food courts.” Continue reading.