//In televised town hall, President Trump denies downplaying virus

In televised town hall, President Trump denies downplaying virus

President Donald Trump denied during a televised town hall Tuesday that he had played down the threat of the coronavirus earlier this year, despite an audio recording of him stating he “wanted to always play it down.”Trump, pressed by one uncommitted voter on why he doesn’t more aggressively promote the use of masks to reduce the spread of the disease, continued to cast doubt on