CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The battle continues, but the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases… You already know we’ll be opening up states — some states much sooner than others. And we think some of the states can actually open up before the deadline of May 1st…
Do you think you’re getting honest numbers from some of these countries? Do you really believe those numbers in this vast country called China — and that they have a certain number of [coronavirus] cases and a certain number of deaths — does anybody really believe that?
Here’s the story: We report everything. We’re reporting the cases, and our reporting is good. We’re reporting every death. In fact, I see, this morning, where New York added 3,000 deaths because they died. And they’re now saying — rather than, ‘It was a heart attack’ — they’re saying, ‘It was a heart attack caused by this.’ So they’re adding. If you look at it, that’s it.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing,” whitehouse.gov, Apr. 15, 2020