If instead of playing down what he knew, Trump had acted decisively in early February with a strict shutdown and a consistent message to wear masks, social distance and wash hands, experts believe that thousands of American lives could have been saved. “I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic.” “I wanted to always play it down,” Trump told Woodward on March 19, even as he had declared a national emergency over the virus days earlier. In “Rage,” Trump says the job of a president is “to keep our country safe.” But in early February, Trump told Woodward he knew how deadly the virus was, and in March, admitted he kept that knowledge hidden from the public. The book, using Trump’s own words, depicts a President who has betrayed the public trust and the most fundamental responsibilities of his office.
Trump’s admissions are in stark contrast to his frequent public comments at the time insisting that the virus was “going to disappear” and “all work out fine.” 'Dangerous' and 'unfit': Trump's former national security advisers say he has 'no moral compass' in new Woodward book Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, right, speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Monday, Oct.
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