Was it a hoax? Was it a lie? Was the president sicker than he claimed ¡ª or not sick at all? (What does ¡°mild¡± mean, and how is it different from ¡°moderate¡±?) Was there any way this alarming news was an ultra-cynical con?
Waking up on Friday to the stunning development that the president of the United States had tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus, some Americans had a similar reaction: Maybe it¡¯s not true.
¡°I don¡¯t believe it,¡± said Anthony Collier, a truck driver from Atlanta. ¡°It¡¯s like he¡¯s trying to get sympathy.¡±
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