The Atlantic
An unfinished compendium of Trump’s overwhelming dishonesty during a national emergency
Updated at 2:20 p.m. ET on November 2, 2020.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly lied about the coronavirus pandemic and the country’s preparation for this once-in-a-generation crisis.
Here, a collection of the biggest lies he’s told as the nation endures a public-health and economic calamity. This post will be updated as needed.
On the Nature of the Outbreak
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claim: The coronavirus would weaken “when we get into April, in the warmer weather that has a very negative effect on that, and that type of a virus.”