Donald Trump on the COVID-19 Outbreak Donald Trump on the Seriousness of the COVID-19 Outbreak THEN NOW Jan - April 2020 Feb - Oct 2020 "We’re prepared." - March 10, 2020 "Nobody could have ever seen something like this coming." Mar 25, 2020 - "We’re very, very ready for this." - Feb 26, 2020 "This came out of nowhere." March 11, 2020 - "We’re very, very ready…for anything." - Feb 26, 2020 "This blindsided the world." March 9,2020 - "This is a flu." - Feb 26, 2020 "This is not the flu." March 31, 2020 - "This is like a flu." - Feb 26, 2020 "It’s not the flu. It’s vicious." March 31, 2020 - "We have it totally under control." - Jan 22, 2020 "This is a plague." March 31, 2020 - "It's going to be fine." - Feb 10, 2020 "It is ravaging. It is horrible." March 31, 2020 - "It will all work out well." - Jan 24, 2020 "Body bags all over in hallways." March 29, 2020 - "It’s going to be just fine." - Jan 22, 2020 "We’re at war with a deadly virus." March 31, 2020 - "Everything is really under control." - Feb 29, 2020 "It is a war zone." March 31, 2020 - "We have it very much under control." - Feb 23, 2020 "Our country is being hit hard." April 7, 2020 - "It's going to all work out fine." - Feb 10, 2020 "I don't take responsibility at all." March 13, 2020 - Get details →
Donald Trump on COVID-19 and China Donald Trump on China and the COVID-19 Outbreak THEN NOW Jan - April 1, 2020 April 18 - Sept 2020 "We’re working very closely with China." - Jan 29, 2020 "They should have let us go in." Apr 18, 2020 - "We’re working very strongly with China." - Jan 30, 2020 "They didn’t want us in." Apr 18, 2020 - "President Xi...he’s a friend of mine." - March 21, 2020 "The world is now suffering as a result of the malfeasance of the Chinese government." May 29, 2020 - "We are working closely together. Much respect!" - March 26, 2020 "The death and destruction caused by this is incalculable." Mar 29, 2020 - Get details →