Republicans have danced and sang with this one since Trump first said it . Its largely a matter of semantics
Does anyone literally think Trump thinks the virus is a hoax? maybe but when Trump spoke of a hoax he says he meant the precautions to be taken were a hoax and quite obviously they have not been "a hoax". The approach may not have been the best (as I have specifically said) but
Trump has encouraged the very reckless behavior that came close to killing him. You can't fault anyone
for pointing out Trump's hypocrisy when he called it a hoax.
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