CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Because we’ve flattened the curve, slowed the spread, and massively expanded our healthcare capacity, we’re now in the process of gradually reopening our country. And it’s being done with a tremendous — a tremendous gusto and vigor…
It’s a strategy guided by science, evidence, facts, and reason. A never-ending lockdown would inflict colossal damage on the health and lifespans of our people. Public health is closely tied to economic health. No state or country can long ignore the facts and the truth. And we’re just very proud of the fact that people have put up with so much in order to keep the numbers down to the level.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump in a Presidential Recognition Ceremony: Hard Work, Heroism, and Hope,” whitehouse.com, May 1, 2020