Trump Pressures CDC to Lower COVID Death Count by Changing Calculation Method

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President Trump speaks with Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and members of the coronavirus task force during a briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 22, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
President Trump with members of the coronavirus task force — Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator and Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — during a briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 22, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
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Chris Walker,
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President Donald Trump has privately expressed doubts about the coronavirus death toll in the United States, telling aides he believes the number is too high and overcounted.

Earlier this month, Axios reported that Trump had been mulling over the numbers, which he’s suggested are inflated. A number of aides surrounding the president have expressed agreement with him.

“The numbers have been revised up to include presumptive cases — meaning deaths that are believed to be related to COVID but not known for…

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