For his new book, Bob Woodward taped conversations with President Donald Trump earlier this year. In some of the tapes, Trump admits that he knew the novel coronavirus was deadly even while he was downplaying it in public. Despite the damning revelation, Fox personalities immediately defended Trump.
In newly released audio excerpts from Woodward’s interviews with Trump, the president said on a February 7 recording: “You just breathe the air and that’s how it’s passed. And so that’s a very tricky one. That’s a very delicate one. It’s also more deadly than even your strenuous flu.” In another conversation, Trump admitted that he was downplaying the risk of the virus, saying, “To be honest with you, I wanted to always play it down.”
Even though the revelations show that the president misled the public about a pandemic that is a few days out from having caused the deaths of 200,000 Americans, Fox personalities immediately went to bat for Trump. Continue reading.