US ELECTIONS — Trump defends downplaying of COVID-19, says comments ‘proper’

US President Donald Trump defended Thursday his downplaying of the risks of COVID-19, saying his comments to a journalist were «good and proper."

Bob Woodward interviewed Trump 18 times for his upcoming book about the president, titled "Rage," which claims that Trump knew more about the severity of the virus than he told the public. EFE-EPA

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Source: efe.com , English edition