President Trump inaccurately declared at Thursday's White House coronavirus briefing that some states do not have 'any problem' with the virus's outbreak. At the time the President spoke, all 50 states each had more than 200 confirmed cases.
Washington President Donald Trump inaccurately declared at Thursday's White House coronavirus briefing that some states do not have"any problem" with the virus's outbreak, minimizing the situation even in the least-affected states.
Trump also repeated his incorrect suggestion that he has the power to decide when governors lift their pandemic-related restrictions. And he argued that"people should have told us" about the virus, omitting the fact that he continued to downplay the virus for weeks after public warnings. We fact checked these items below.
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