Trump claims intelligence officials did not raise coronavirus until late January

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/03/politics/trump-coronavirus-us-intelligence/index.html

While claiming that he was only briefed about the coronavirus in late January, Trump did not address why he continued to downplay the threat of the virus in January, February and March.

 

 Trump also falsely claimed in his tweet that those allowed into the US from China "were heavily scrutinized and tested U.S. citizens." Passengers returning to the United States from China were not tested at airports, though there had been some basic screening and a request that those passengers self-quarantine for 14 days.