Fox & Friends likens Trump downplaying the risk of COVID-19 to FDR's fireside chats during the Great Depression
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Citation From the September 10, 2020, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends
STEVE DOOCY (CO-HOST): The president said he did not want to freak people out. He wanted to keep people calm during this time of great national uncertainty. Think about it, during the depression, it was FDR who had his fireside chats to calm America. You look at something that President Obama tweeted out on March 4th. And he had the same message as President Trump, about calm down. He said protect yourself and your community from coronavirus with common sense precautions: wash your hands, stay home when sick and listen to @CDCgov and local health authorities. Save the mask for health care workers. Let's stay calm. Sound familiar? Listen to the experts and follow the science.