Trump tells ABC in Pennsylvania town hall that he 'up played' severity of coronavirus

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Consider it a trial run for the debates.

, telling a town hall on Tuesday that he"up played it" despite his assertion in a recorded interview this year that he"wanted to always play it down."hosted by ABC News in the must win battleground of Pennsylvania, an event that served as something of a preview for the presidential debates that are set to begin later this month.

Herd immunity is the notion that the virus is eradicated after a high percentage of the population is infected, limiting its ability to spread. at campaign rallies and at the White House in recent months. Asked why he had not produced a health care plan he has long promised will protect Americans with preexisting conditions, Trump said he has a plan"already" but declined to provide details about when it would be released. When he asserted"a lot of people" think masks are"not good" for managing the spread of the virus, Stephanopoulos pressed for an example of who was saying that.

"I wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic," Trump told Woodward on March 19 in excerpts of audio interviews obtained by CNN.Trump frequently compared the coronavirus to the flu, arguing that"nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on" during even the most deadly flu seasons.

In one particularly poignant moment, a Dominican woman who had recently become a U.S. citizen told the story of how her mother had recently died of cancer. She told Trump that he"made people closer" during the pandemic because they"learned how to love" their families."We’ll have it taken care of. It’s going to get taken care of," he said."The vaccines are going to make a big difference.

Trump carried Pennsylvania by less than 1 percentage point in 2016. The suburbs of Philadelphia are among the most competitive in the country, though Trump is also seeking to run up turnout in more reliably conservative parts of the state.

 

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More lies.

will be no debates, biden will come up with excuse

will be no debates

Would you believe me now

Remember when you had to eat pizza everyday ? ! ? Well this is the same situation only it's NOT the smell of pizza that makes you regurgitate, it's the smell of Donny Boy SHIT ! !

TrumpTownHall Trump can't handle questions from real people.

I would like to see Biden do the same without his teleprompter.

Trump didn’t seem comfortable being fact checked.

Wheres Joe? Media dont care.

Trump being attacked by the moderator while Biden is somewhere else. Sounds about right.

An absolute embarrassment is all I can say!

It's gonna be a train wreck for Biden he can't do an interview without a teleprompter 😂😂

Trump 2020

Are you happy to listen to your own grandpa blustering on or just someone elses...

This moron is going to get killed in the debates. Should have challenged Biden to a round of golf.

Good move

Trump did great. He showed leadership. He was clear and concise. Not bumbling, stuttering.

He better go get a medical check up from a waiter so he's prepared

Now let’s see Biden do one.

Well Trump sure didn't do well.

Did anybody supporting Trump actually watch that train wreck? The only thing Trump got right was the 'herd mentality,' and that only by accident. It showed a narcissistic liar outside of his depth, often rambling nonsensically. This isn't conservatism, this is madness.

'We' don't have a race problem. To quote Malcolm X 'America has a very serious problem and her problem is us' Message to the Grassroots

Mr Wingit to face Mr Knowledge

In that case sorry about your luck Trumpy…

Trump will flail.

ANTIPOTUS EVIL , MURDERER

I can’t stand him 🤬🤬🤬

(Burgess Meredith-like trainer with a stopwatch) His lies per minute are off the chart! You're ready, Rock!

Yes please...

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God they don’t need ave are he is a mess, he doesn’t get it , this all the blame game take responsibility he is so not informed about anything ! TrumpKnewAndDidNothing TrumpKnewVoteBlue Election2020

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Why he gave George Clinton the time of day is beyond me

With this president we need kids to interrogate Trump at 3rd grade level. Why did you lie? Why did you say hoax? Why did you miss warnings on virus? Why do you lie on lie (coverup)? Why do you attack the truth? No press. No lawyers. Kids don’t take BS lightly.

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