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Trevor Noah Explains Why It's Scary That Donald Trump Shifted On Coronavirus

'The Daily Show' host analysed the US president's late acknowledgment that COVID-19 will get worse and came up with an alarming observation.
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Trevor Noah sounded the alarm Wednesday after US President Donald Trump finally admitted the coronavirus pandemic is getting worse.

ā€œIt is actually a little scary to hear Trump talk like this,ā€ the comedian said, in the clip below. ā€œBecause when a scientist says it, itā€™s because those are the facts. When Trump says it, itā€™s because reality is so awful that it somehow cut through the thousands of layers of paranoid delusion. Like you know shit is bad when even Trump breaks character.ā€

Noah observed that the presidentā€™s strategy had been to pretend the problem doesnā€™t exist, then pretend heā€™s already solved the problem, then blame the media and Democrats for the problem he created.

But there was no escaping the gravity of Trumpā€™s message, even if his newfound change of tone was insincere, Noah said.

The host likened the presidentā€™s about-face to Barney the Dinosaur ripping off his own head.

See what he means:

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