Bob Woodward

President Donald Trump is denying he played down the threat of the coronavirus earlier this year, although there is an audio recording of him stating he did just that.

Revelations from an upcoming book on Trump by journalist Bob Woodward include that the president publicly downplayed the danger of the coronavirus.

Journalist Bob Woodward says President Donald Trump knew in late January how great the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic would be. Speaking on the Today Show, Woodward explained the timeline of when he learned that the president knew more than he was telling the public.

Seth Meyers takes a closer look at President Donald Trump confessing he lied to the Americna public about the severity of the coronavirus.

President Donald Trump on Thursday defended comments he made to reporter Bob Woodward in early February in which he acknowledged the coronavirus “goes through air” despite publicly downplaying the threat in public and telling Americans the virus would disappear.

After audio tapes were released this week of President Donald Trump admitting to publicly downplaying the severity of the coronavirus, the president continued to falsely equate COVID-19 with the flu and defended his handling of the pandemic, saying, “I don’t want to start jumping up and down and screaming, ‘Death! Death!’”

President Donald Trump’s comments about the threat from the novel coronavirus attracted widespread attention after excerpts from journalist Bob Woodward’s book “Rage” were released. The excerpts also provide new details about the president’s thoughts on North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, racial unrest and a mysterious new weapon that Trump claims other world powers don’t know...

Bob Woodward, facing widespread criticism for only now revealing President Donald Trump’s early concerns about the severity of the coronavirus, says he needed time to be sure that Trump’s private comments from February were accurate.

President Donald Trump addressed comments he made to journalist Bob Woodward in February about the coronavirus, in which he admitted to “down playing” the severity of the virus. “I don’t want people to be frightened. I don’t want to create panic,” Trump said. “Whether it was Woodward or anybody else, you cannot show a sense of panic or you’re gonna...

Joe Biden commented on one of journalist Bob Woodward’s interviews with President Donald Trump, in which Trump admits he knew the coronavirus was deadly in February but wanted to “play it down.” “He failed to do his job on purpose,” said Biden. “He lied to the American people.”

A discussion Wednesday evening between journalist Bob Woodward and the two New York Times reporters who uncovered the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal turned “incredibly uncomfortable” when Woodward repeatedly interrupted them and questioned whether their sources were credible, audience members said. Read More

Seth Meyers takes a closer look at President Donald Trump calling for an investigation into The New York Times’ anonymous op-ed and slamming Bob Woodward’s book about the chaos in the White House.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday denied the truthfulness of elements of Bob Woodward’s new book “Fear: Trump in the White House.”

The Trump White House is under increasing pressure as Bob Woodward gives his first interviews about his new book, “Fear,” which hits store shelves Tuesday.

President Donald Trump, played by Jimmy Fallon, takes a moment to address the criticisms in Bob Woodward’s “biased” book about tensions inside the White House.

Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward’s explosive new book, “Fear: Trump in the White House,” reveals multiple instances in which top aides went behind President Donald Trump’s back to undermine his decisions. The president’s trusted aides and lawyers doubted his ability to say the right things and make appropriate decisions, according to examples published by The Washington Post on Tuesday, ahead...

The next writer to take a close look at the Trump presidency: Bob Woodward. The celebrated journalist of Watergate fame has written “Fear: Trump in the White House,” Simon & Schuster announced Monday. The book is coming out Sept. 11. According to the publisher, Woodward is drawing on “hundreds of hours” of interviews, along with notes, files and diaries to...

With President Donald Trump absent at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, speakers challenged Trump’s accusations of dishonest reporting, while comic Hasan Minhaj roasted the president for his absence.

With President Donald Trump absent at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, speakers challenged Trump’s accusations of dishonest reporting, while comic Hasan Minhaj roasted the president for his absence.