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Trump acknowledged coronavirus was worse than flu, three weeks before publicly comparing it to the flu

On February 7, President Trump called the coronavirus "more deadly than... even your strenuous flus” in a call with journalist Bob Woodward, then three weeks later likened it to the flu in a press conference. Sunday on 60 Minutes, Woodward reveals more details from his conversations with the president.
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