Audio Leaked: Why Does Trump Sound So Different Talking About COVID-19 To Bob Woodward? He’s Telling The Truth 🔉 Play Audio An upcoming book by journalist Bob Woodward, title Rage, has detailed conversations with US President Donald Trump where he admits to playing down the seriousness of the coronavirus as early as February, in order to avoid creating panic. “I always wanted to play it down…I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic,” Trump told Woodward on March 19, CNN reported after accessing the book ahead of its September 15 release. By now, it's no secret that President Trump has created a veritable circus out of pandemic press conference. Since February, when COVID-19 first entered the U.S., Trump has downplayed the severity of the novel virus that has now killed more than 190,000 Americans. But according to Bob Woodward's forthcoming book, Rage , Trump's understanding of the risk of COVID-19 was much deeper than it appeared....