Trump at town hall says he 'up played' severity of coronavirus, despite telling Woodward he 'wanted to always play it down'

PHILADELPHIA – President Donald Trump denied downplaying the threat from coronavirus, telling a town hall on Tuesday that he "up played it" despite his assertion in a recorded interview this year that he "wanted to always play it down."

Trump made the remarks during a 90-minute town hall hosted by ABC News in the must win battleground of Pennsylvania, an event that served as something of a preview for the presidential debates that are set to begin later this month.

"Well, I didn't downplay it. I actually, in many...