Former Vice President
Joe Biden, the
Democratic presidential nominee, responded Wednesday to revelations about President Trump's reaction to the
Coronavirus pandemic found in Bob Woodward's forthcoming book, Rage.Trump reportedly told Woodward back in February that he knew the coronavirus was airborne and deadlier than the flu, but chose to play down the threat so that he didn't cause a panic in the
United States. While on the campaign trail in Michigan, Biden said that shows the president "knowingly and willingly lied" to the country, and he argued that as the virus "ripped through our nation" Trump "failed to do his
Job on purpose," amounting to a "life and death betrayal of the
American people."
Trump also answered some questions about the Woodward book, though he mostly reiterated that he didn't want to drive people into a frenzy and touted the job his administration has done to combat the virus.