Home Administration Trump now says he 'up-played' virus threat after having told Woodward he... Administration Trump now says he 'up-played' virus threat after having told Woodward he wanted to 'play it down' By bsamuels@thehill.com Brett Samuels - September 15, 2020 10 0 SHARE Facebook Twitter President Trump on Tuesday claimed that he “up-played” the severity of the coronavirus pandemic, despite telling Bob Woodward in March that he “wanted to always play it down.”The president was asked during an ABC News town hall in Pennsylvania why…