This morning, we woke to the news that US President Donald Trump admitted to deliberately downplaying the severity of the coronavirus early in the pandemic in explosive interviews with journalist Bob Woodward.
In a February conversation with Woodward, Trump described the virus as “deadly stuff” despite publicly predicting it would miraculously disappear and favourably comparing it to the seasonal flu.
So far, more than 190 000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States.
In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by North American correspondent Matthew Knott to discuss how Trump's election campaign is tracking during the coronavirus pandemic.

This morning, we woke to the news that US President Donald Trump admitted to deliberately downplaying the severity of the coronavirus early in the pandemic in explosive interviews with journalist Bob Woodward. In a February conversation with Woodward, Trump described the virus as &ldquo;deadly stuff&rdquo; despite publicly predicting it would miraculously disappear and favourably comparing it to the seasonal flu. So far, more than 190 000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States. In this episode, national editor&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/tory-maguire-h0yjtc" data-stringify-link="https://www.smh.com.au/by/tory-maguire-h0yjtc" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Tory Maguire</a>&nbsp;is joined by North American correspondent&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/matthew-knott-hvf2k" data-stringify-link="https://www.smh.com.au/by/matthew-knott-hvf2k" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Matthew Knott</a>&nbsp;to discuss how Trump's election campaign is tracking during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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