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April 1, 2020 – In an interview on CNN, Mike Pence said Trump had never “belittled” the coronavirus threat.
Trump made the same argument at his daily briefing. “I knew how bad it was,” he said.
Both statements contradicted what Trump had said in the past, as when he claimed on Jan. 22 that “we’re not at all worried about the virus. And we have it totally under control.”
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March 31, 2020 – Trump said his impeachment “probably” diverted his attention from dealing with the crisis more swiftly, a claim first made by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
“Did it divert my attention?” Trump said. “I think I’m getting A-pluses for the way I handled myself during a phony impeachment. Okay? It was a hoax. But certainly, I guess, I thought of it.”
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March 30, 2020 – The New York Times noted that "President Trump is a ratings hit.
Since reviving the daily White House briefing, Mr. Trump and his coronavirus updates have attracted an average audience of 8.5 million on cable news, roughly the viewership of the season finale of The Bachelor.”
Trump quoted this in a tweet adding, “The numbers are continuing to rise…”
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March 29, 2020 – Trump said that as many as 2.2 million Americans could have died “if we didn’t do what we’re doing.”
He added that if the U.S. was able to limit COVID-19 deaths to between 100,000 and 200,000 people, “we altogether have done a very good job.”
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March 27, 2020 – Trump boasted that “We’ve now established great testing. … We’ve tested now more than anybody.”
The U.S. did test more people for the coronavirus than South Korea, but South Koreans were tested much earlier, conducted five times as many tests per capita than the U.S., and had a per capita death toll twenty-five times lower than the United States death toll per capita.
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March 27, 2020 – Trump boasted that “We’ve now established great testing. … We’ve tested now more than anybody.”
The U.S. did test more people for the coronavirus than South Korea, but South Koreans were tested much earlier, conducted five times as many tests per capita than the U.S., and had a per capita death toll twenty-five times lower than the United States death toll per capita.
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March 27, 2020 – Trump singled out the governors of Michigan and Washington for not being sufficiently grateful for federal government aid during the pandemic.
“I want them to be appreciative,” he said. “If they don’t treat you right, I don’t call.”
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March 26, 2020 – Although health experts around the world have been warning about a pandemic for years, Trump claimed that the coronavirus crisis caught the U.S. by surprise.
“This was something that nobody has ever thought could happen to this country,” he said.
“Nobody would have ever thought a thing like this could have happened.”
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March 24, 2020 – Trump told Fox News that he “would love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter.”
On Twitter, he wrote, “THE CURE CANNOT BE WORSE (by far) THAN THE PROBLEM!”
In February, Trump said the number of coronavirus cases would soon be “down to close to zero.”
By Easter, the number exceeded half a million.
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March 23, 2020 – Trump vowed that “America will again and soon be open for business — very soon.”
At his daily press conference on the crisis, Trump equated the alarming increase in coronavirus deaths to automobile fatalities.
“You look at automobile accidents, which are far greater than any numbers we’re talking about,” he said. “That doesn’t mean we’re going to tell everybody no more driving of cars.”
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