A Complete List of Trump’s Attempts to Play Down Coronavirus
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/opinion/trump-coronavirus.html
Jan. 22
Q: “Are there worries about a pandemic at this point?”
Trump: “No. Not at all. And we have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.”
Jan. 24
- “It will all work out well.”
Jan. 30
- “We have it very well under control. We have very little problem in this country at this moment — five. And those people are all recuperating successfully.”
Jan 31.
"Trump took his only early, aggressive action against the virus on Jan. 31: He barred most foreigners who had recently visited China from entering the United States. It was a good move."
Feb
"Trump (...) spent (...) first weeks of February telling Americans that the problem was going away."
Feb 19
- “I think the numbers are going to get progressively better as we go along.”
Late Feb
"He criticized CNN and MSNBC for “panicking markets.”"
Feb 27
- “It’s going to disappear. One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear.”
March
"Trump suggested on multiple occasions that the virus was less serious than the flu.
March 2
- “We’re talking about a much smaller range” of deaths than from the flu"
March 4
- “It’s very mild,”
March 7
- “I’m not concerned at all.”
March 10
- “It will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away.”
March 11
"March 11, Trump gave an Oval Office address meant to convey seriousness. It included some valuable advice, like the importance of hand-washing. But it also continued many of the old patterns of self-congratulation, blame-shifting and misinformation."
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