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Trump says he always knew coronavirus was a pandemic. His words say otherwise.

Trump and his administration acted to keep the virus out of the United States, but his words in public downplayed the threat for many weeks.

President Donald Trump listens during a White House meeting with representatives of American nurses on March 18, 2020.
President Donald Trump listens during a White House meeting with representatives of American nurses on March 18, 2020.Read moreAlex Brandon / AP