A New York Times report has raised questions about President Donald Trump’s statements on the coronavirus pandemic, suggesting that he was aware of the virus’s severity earlier than he has publicly acknowledged. The report, published on Friday, cites internal administration documents and interviews with current and former officials. It claims that Trump was warned about the potential severity of the virus in late January, but continued to downplay its risks in public. The report also alleges that Trump made statements about the virus that he knew to be false, such as claiming that it was .