Trump Had Conflicting Ideas on His Approach to COVID: Haberman Book

• A brand new guide reveals that former President Donald Trump advised his aides to not put on masks in his presence.
• The guide, by reporter Maggie Haberman, additionally stated Trump advised aides to keep away from discussing the pandemic on TV.
• Haberman’s guide additionally reported that he advised then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo to not “make such a giant deal out of this.”

Former President Donald Trump had conflicting approaches to the coronavirus pandemic, New York Occasions White Home correspondent Maggie Haberman wrote in her upcoming guide.

Haberman, additionally a CNN political analyst, has carried out intensive reporting on the previous president. In her guide, “Confidence Man,” Haberman reported that Trump would inform White Home aides to take away face masks in 2020, the peak of the pandemic, in keeping with a Washington Submit report detailing components of the guide forward of its launch.

“Get that fucking factor off,” Trump as soon as stated throughout a gathering referring to the masks, Haberman wrote.

In contrast, the previous President additionally sought credit score for COVID-19 vaccines however argued that the “radical proper” was in the best way of that, Haberman reported, in keeping with The Submit.

The report, citing Haberman’s guide, additionally stated that Trump would discourage White Home aides from discussing the pandemic publically whereas downplaying the seriousness of the disaster. 

The Submit, pointing to Haberman’s guide, added that Trump did so as a result of he believed the virus was “a political loser for him.”

Reuters reported that his approval rankings decreased by 22 factors in October 2020, sitting at a record-low 37% approval, as a lot of the general public was displeased with how he dealt with the virus.

“Do not discuss it on TV,” Trump reportedly advised Republican Nationwide Committee’s chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel, the Submit stated quoting Haberman’s guide.

The report added that the MAGA President, who has claimed that he “did an excellent job” tackling the problems introduced on by the pandemic, additionally advised Andrew Cuomo, the previous New York Governor, to not “make such a giant deal out of this,” per Haberman’s guide.

“You are gonna make it an issue,” he added.