Trump on Bob Woodward Book: ‘It’s Another Political Hit Job’

‘You cannot show a sense of panic or you’re going to have bigger problems’

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TRUMP: "Well, I think that's really a big part of trust. We have to have leadership, we have to show leadership. And the last thing you want to do is create a panic in the country. This was a horrible thing. It was sent to us by China. Should not have happened. Should never have happened. This is a disgusting, terrible situation that was foisted upon us. We have to show — we just don’t want to use — the best word is panic. We don’t want to have to show panic. We’re not going to show panic. And that’s exactly what I did. And I was very open, whether it’s to Woodward or anybody else. It’s just another political hit job. But whether it was Woodward or anybody else, you cannot show a sense of panic or you’re going to have bigger problems that you've ever had before."

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