Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about President Donald Trump's recently revealed comments about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic during a campaign stop in Warren, Michigan, U.S., September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis
WARREN, Mich. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of betraying the American people, saying he knowingly lied about the deadliness of the novel coronavirus in what amounted to a "dereliction" of his duty.
According to newly released recordings of interviews done in February for a book by journalist Bob Woodward, Trump acknowledged he knew how deadly and contagious the coronavirus was but played it down because he did not want to create a panic.
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