Yeah, Trump did nothing to minimize the severity or concerns over this virus.
Right from the beginning, he was gung-ho about meeting it head-on and doing what was best for our country.
When:
Friday, February 7, and Wednesday, February 19
The claim: The coronavirus would weaken “when we get into April, in the warmer weather—that has a very negative effect on that, and that type of a virus.”
When: Thursday, February 27
The claim: The outbreak would be temporary:
“It’s going to disappear. One day, it’s like a miracle—it will disappear.”
The claim: If the economic shutdown continues, deaths by ******* “
definitely would be in far greater numbers than the numbers that we’re talking about” for COVID-19 deaths.
The claim: “Coronavirus numbers are looking MUCH better, going down almost everywhere,” and cases are “coming way down.”
The truth: When Trump made these claims in May, coronavirus cases were either increasing or plateauing in the majority of American states
When:
Wednesday, June 17
The claim: The pandemic is “fading away. It’s going to fade away.”
The truth: Trump made this claim ahead of his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when the country was still seeing at least
20,000new daily cases and a
second spike in infections was beginning.
When:
Thursday, July 2
The claim: The pandemic is “getting under control.”
The truth: Trump’s claim came as the country’s daily cases doubled to about
50,000, a higher count than was seen at the beginning of the pandemic