- According to a new book by journalists from 'CNN' and 'The New York Times', two media critical of the former president.

Former US President Donald Trump.

Melania accused Trump of underestimating the seriousness of the pandemic: "Forget it"

The former first lady of the United States, Melania Trump, accused her husband, former Donald Trump (2017-2021) of underestimating the severity of the pandemic, according to a new book written by journalists from CNN and The New York Times, two very critical of the former president.

In the book, Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of CNN and The New Yorker said that Melania accused her husband of making the situation worse and not doing enough to contain a covid-19 pandemic that she already predicted. that it was going to be "very bad".

"You worry too much. Forget it," Trump replied, always according to the version of these two journalists from the media opposed to the former president.

According to her story, Melania would have even sought help from the former governor of New Jersey and a person close to Trump, Chris Christie, to convince her husband of the seriousness of the pandemic.

The book, entitled "The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021" also ensures that the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, feared that the then president would authorize an attack on Iran or that a conflict would start nuclear with North Korea.

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