Donald Trump on China and the COVID-19 Outbreak
#DonaldTrump 1/24/20: "China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency." » #Trump 4/18/20: "❲China❳ should have let us go in…they didn’t want us in." Click To Tweet
Donald Trump on China and the COVID-19 Outbreak
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Jan - April 1, 2020

- Jan 22, 2020
CNBC, Jan 22, 2020
CNBC Transcript: President Donald Trump Sits Down With CNBC’s Joe Kernen at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
- Jan 24, 2020
China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2020
- Jan 27, 2020
We are in very close communication with China concerning the virus. Very few cases reported in USA, but strongly on watch. We have offered China and President Xi any help that is necessary. Our experts are extraordinary!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 27, 2020
- Jan 29, 2020
White House, Jan 29, 2020
Remarks by President Trump at a Signing Ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement
- Jan 29, 2020
Just received a briefing on the Coronavirus in China from all of our GREAT agencies, who are also working closely with China. We will continue to monitor the ongoing developments. We have the best experts anywhere in the world, and they are on top of it 24/7! pic.twitter.com/rrtF1Stk78
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2020
- Jan 30, 2020
Fox News (via Real Clear Politics), Jan 31, 2020
Trump: Elizabeth Warren Is Not Going To Be The Nominee, 'Too Many Yarns'
- Jan 30, 2020
White House, Jan 30, 2020
Remarks by President Trump at a USMCA Celebration with American Workers | Warren, MI
- Jan 30, 2020
White House, Jan 30, 2020
Remarks by President Trump at a USMCA Celebration with American Workers | Warren, MI
- Jan 30, 2020
Working closely with China and others on Coronavirus outbreak. Only 5 people in U.S., all in good recovery.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2020
- Jan 30, 2020
Rev, Jan 30, 2020
Donal Trump Iowa Rally Transcript: Trump Holds Rally in Des Moines, Iowa
- Feb 2, 2020
Fox News, Feb 3, 2020
Coronavirus: President Trump said US authorities 'shut it down.' Here's what that means
- Feb 4, 2020
Associated Press (via U.S. News), Feb 5, 2020
Text of President Trump's 2020 State of the Union Address
- Feb 7, 2020
Just had a long and very good conversation by phone with President Xi of China. He is strong, sharp and powerfully focused on leading the counterattack on the Coronavirus. He feels they are doing very well, even building hospitals in a matter of only days. Nothing is easy, but…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 7, 2020
….he will be successful, especially as the weather starts to warm & the virus hopefully becomes weaker, and then gone. Great discipline is taking place in China, as President Xi strongly leads what will be a very successful operation. We are working closely with China to help!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 7, 2020
- Feb 7, 2020
White House, Feb 7, 2020
Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure
- Feb 7, 2020
Rev, Feb 7, 2020
Donald Trump Speech Transcript at Opportunity Now Summit in Charlotte, NC
- Feb 10, 2020
Factbase, Feb 10, 2020
Remarks: Donald Trump Addresses Governor's Business Session at The White House - February 10, 2020
- Feb 10, 2020
Factbase, Feb 10, 2020
Interview: Trish Regan of Fox Business Interviews Donald Trump in Manchester, NH - February 10, 2020
- Feb 10, 2020
Factbase, Feb 10, 2020
Speech: Donald Trump Holds a Political Rally in Manchester, New Hampshire - February 10, 2020
“I think they’ve handled it professionally and I think they’re extremely capable and I think President Xi is extremely capable and I hope that it’s going to be resolved.”
- Feb 13, 2020
Factbase, Feb 13, 2020
Interview: Geraldo Rivera Interviews Donald Trump on Geraldo in Cleveland - February 13, 20202
- Feb 14, 2020
White House, Feb 14, 2020
Remarks by President Trump to National Border Patrol Council Members
- Feb 18, 2020
White House, Feb 14, 2020
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- Feb 19, 2020
Factbase, Feb 19, 2020
Interview: Kari Lake of Fox 10 Phoenix Interviews Donald Trump - February 19, 2020
- Feb 23, 2020
White House, Feb 23, 2020
Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure
- Feb 25, 2020
White House, Feb 26, 2020
Remarks by President Trump at a Business Roundtable | New Delhi, India
- Feb 25, 2020
White House, Feb 26, 2020
Remarks by President Trump in Press Conference
“I speak to him; I had a talk with him recently. And he is working so hard on this problem. He is working so hard. And they’re very tough and very smart. And it’s a significant — it’s a significant group of very talented people that are working. And they’re calling up Dr. Fauci. They’re calling up our people. We’re dealing with them. We’re giving them certain advice. We actually have — through World Health, we have them over there also. And we have a lot of our people making up that group that went over there.
“No, he’s working very hard. It would be very easy for me to say, you know — it doesn’t matter what I say, really. I can tell you, he is working — I had a long talk with him the other night. He is working really, really hard. He wants it to go away from China and go away fast, and he wants to get back to business as usual…
“The relationship with China is a very good one. And I can tell you that, again, President Xi is working really hard. He wants this problem solved. As hard as you can work.”
- Feb 26, 2020
White House, Feb 27, 2020
Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Conference
- Feb 27, 2020
Congratulations and thank you to our great Vice President & all of the many professionals doing such a fine job at CDC & all other agencies on the Coronavirus situation. Only a very small number in U.S., & China numbers look to be going down. All countries working well together!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 28, 2020
“I think our relationship with China is very good. We just did a big trade deal. We’re starting on another trade deal with China — a very big one. And we’ve been working very closely. They’ve been talking to our people, we’ve been talking to their people, having to do with the virus. No, our relationship with China is very good. Maybe it’s closer because of what’s happened here, because it was — you know, in a certain way, this can bring the world closer, if you want to know. It can really do that.”
- Feb 29, 2020
White House, Feb 29, 2020
Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Conference
- March 4, 2020
Factbase, March 4, 2020
Interview: Sean Hannity Interviews Donald Trump Via Telephone - March 4, 2020
- March 6, 2020
White House, March 7, 2020
Remarks by President Trump After Tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Atlanta, GA
“And as far as President Xi — likewise, he’s a friend of mine. I believe that we are dealing in good faith.”
- March 13, 2020
White House, March 13, 2020
Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Conference
- March 20, 2020
White House, March 20, 2020
Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing
“China was very secretive, okay? Very, very secretive. And that’s unfortunate. With that, I have great respect for that country. I have great respect for the leader of that country and like him. He’s a friend of mine…
“No, they weren’t transparent. They were transparent at that time [late January], but when we saw what happened, they could have been transparent much earlier than they were.”
- March 21, 2020
White House, March 21, 2020
Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing
- March 26, 2020
Just finished a very good conversation with President Xi of China. Discussed in great detail the CoronaVirus that is ravaging large parts of our Planet. China has been through much & has developed a strong understanding of the Virus. We are working closely together. Much respect!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 27, 2020
“Our relationship with China is very good… And, you know, they’re doing like we’re doing. They’re working on it very hard. They think they have some interesting — interesting things have — have been determined and we’ll see what happens.”
- March 27, 2020
White House, March 27, 2020
Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing
“So, look, the relationship with China is a good one, and my relationship with him is, you know, really good.”
- April 1, 2020
White House, April 1, 2020
Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing
#DonaldTrump 1/30/20: "We’re working very strongly with China on the coronavirus." » #Trump 4/19/20: "We want to go ❲to China❳; we want to see what’s going on. And we weren’t exactly invited." Click To Tweet
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April 18 - Sept 2020

“Was it a mistake that got out of control or was it done deliberately? Okay, it’s a big difference between those two. In either event, they should have let us go in. You know, we asked to go in very early and they didn’t want us in. I think they were embarrassed. I think they knew it was something bad and I think they were embarrassed.”
April 18, 2020 -
Also from Reuters: 'Trump warns China could face consequences for virus outbreak' April 18, 2020
Real Clear Politics, April 18, 2020
Trump: 'Our Relationship With China Was Good Until They Did This'
“So we’re going to continue to fight the virus. We’re talking to China. We spoke to them a long time ago about going in. We want to go in; we want to see what’s going on. And we weren’t exactly invited, I can tell you that.”
April 19, 2020 -
White House, April 20, 2020
Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing
“Yes I have [seen information that gives me ‘a high degree of confidence…that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was the source of the virus’]…
“I can’t tell you [why I have a ‘high degree of confidence to believe that the virus came out of the Wuhan lab’]. I’m not allowed to tell you that.”
April 30, 2020 -
CNBC, April 30, 2020
Trump suspects coronavirus outbreak came from China lab, doesn’t cite evidence
May 6, 2020 -
Fox News, May 6, 2020
Trump says coronavirus crisis is ‘worse’ than Pearl Harbor, 9/11 attacks
May 11, 2020 -
White House, May 11, 2020
Remarks by President Trump in a Press Briefing on COVID-19 Testing
May 28, 2020 -
All over the World the CoronaVirus, a very bad “gift” from China, marches on. Not good!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2020
May 29, 2020 -
“The President has been targeted by Twitter.” @MariaBartiromo What about all of the lies and fraudulent statements made by Adam Schiff, and so many others, on the Russian Witch Hunt Plus, Plus, Plus? What about China’s propaganda? WHO’s mistakes? No flags? @foxandfriends
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2020
“Chinese officials ignored their reporting obligations to the World Health Organization and pressured the World Health Organization to mislead the world when the virus was first discovered by Chinese authorities…
“The world needs answers from China on the virus. We must have transparency. Why is it that China shut off infected people from Wuhan to all other parts of China? It went nowhere else. It didn’t go to Beijing; it went nowhere else. But allowed them to freely travel throughout the world, including Europe and the United States.
“The death and destruction caused by this is incalculable. We must have answers not only for us but for the rest of the world.”
May 29, 2020 -
White House, May 30, 2020
Remarks by President Trump on Actions Against China
“And you do say, ‘How come at Wuhan, where it started—’ And they were very badly — they were in bad trouble. But it didn’t go to any other parts. It didn’t go to Beijing. It didn’t go to other parts of China. Then you say, ‘How come it came out to Europe, to the world, to the United States?’ So it didn’t go to China; they stopped it cold. They knew it was a problem. But they didn’t stop it cold from coming to the United States, Europe, and the rest of the world. Somebody has to ask these questions, and we’ll get down to the answer.”
June 5, 2020 -
White House, June 8, 2020
Remarks by President Trump on the Jobs Numbers Report
June 17, 2020 -
Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2020
Trump Talks Juneteenth, John Bolton, Economy in WSJ Interview
June 20, 2020 -
The Hill, June 20, 2020
Here's Trump calling COVID "kung flu," something the White House denired was said to reporter @weijia. pic.twitter.com/Zcf8p6lMR3 — Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) June 21, 2020
Trump refers to coronavirus as 'kung flu' during Tulsa rally
“The Democrats are also trying to rig the election by sending out tens of millions of mail-in ballots, using the China virus.”
June 23, 2020 -
White House, June 23, 2020
Trump once against refers to coronavirus with the racist "Kung Flu" moniker, prompting huge cheers from his Turning Point Action audience. He then expresses confusion about what the "19" in "Covid-19" stands for. pic.twitter.com/jLhWBW91aw — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2020
Remarks by President Trump at a Turning Point Action Address to Young Americans
June 30, 2020 -
As I watch the Pandemic spread its ugly face all across the world, including the tremendous damage it has done to the USA, I become more and more angry at China. People can see it, and I can feel it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 30, 2020
July 14, 2020 -
White House, July 14, 2020
Remarks by President Trump in Press Conference
“The fact is, people don’t like saying it — they know it’s true: It’s China’s fault. Okay?… It’s China’s fault. And that’s the way it is.”
July 30, 2020 -
White House, July 30, 2020
Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing | July 30, 2020
Aug 11, 2020 -
Fox Sports (via Factbase), Aug 11, 202
Interview: Clay Travis of Fox Sports Radio Interviews Donald Trump - August 11, 2020
Sept 15, 2020 -
The Hill, Sept 15, 2020
"What has been the most difficult part of your presidency?" an uncommitted voter asks in special @ABC2020 town hall. Pres. Trump says COVID-19: "It's been very difficult, it's been so sad." https://t.co/Uq4PYZysK5 pic.twitter.com/YnKYuFo3QU — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
Trump says he doesn't think he could've done more to stop virus spread
#DonaldTrump 3/20/20: "I respect China greatly and I respect President Xi. Okay?" » #Trump 7/14/20: "We hold China fully responsible for concealing the virus and unleashing it upon the world. They could’ve stopped it." Click To Tweet